The
Petroglyph
A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...
Museum is a museum in
Gobustan, Azerbaijan.
Design and construction
The construction of museum was financed by Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture in 2010.
[ The museum was designed and constructed by Latvian "El Studio" Ltd.][ The museum was opened on 26 December 2011 by ]Ilham Aliyev
Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003.
The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, ...
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Building
The museum's exhibition hall consists of various sections. The section "Gobustan: UNESCO World Cultural Heritage" provides information about 200 similar monuments around the world.[
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Collections
The museum’s permanent exhibition includes 12 rooms which displays and highlights the significance of the history of Gobustan petroglyphs.[
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Awards
The museum received a special European Museum Forum award in 2013.
See also
* Yanar Dag
Yanar Dagh ( az, Yanar Dağ, meaning "burning mountain") is a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan (a country which itself is known as "the Lan ...
* Fire Temple of Baku
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* Maiden Tower
References
External links
The Petroglyph Museum at Gobustan in Azerbaijan (Video)
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Gobustan, Baku
History museums in Azerbaijan
Archaeological museums in Azerbaijan
Museums established in 2011
2011 establishments in Azerbaijan