The monument to

Nizami Ganjavi Nizami Ganjavi ( fa, نظامی گنجوی, lit=Niẓāmī of Ganja, translit=Niẓāmī Ganjavī; c. 1141–1209), Nizami Ganje'i, Nizami, or Nezāmi, whose formal name was ''Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī'',Mo'in ...

( az, Nizami Gəncəvinin heykəli) is a monument to the outstanding

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

poet

, located in the hometown of the poet,

Ganja, Azerbaijan Ganja (; az, Gəncə ) is Azerbaijan's third largest city, with a population of around 335,600.Azərbaycan Respublikası. — 2. Azərbaycan Respublikasının iqtisadi və inzibati rayonları. — 2.4. Azərbaycan Respublikasının iqtisadi və ...

. The monument was erected in 1946. The sculptor of the monument is People's Artist of Azerbaijan

Fuad Abdurahmanov Fuad Hasan oglu Abdurahmanov ( az, Fuad Həsən oğlu Əbdürəhmanov; May 11, 1915 in Nukha (Sheki), Azerbaijan, Russian Empire – June 15, 1971 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR) was a popular Azerbaijani monument sculptor. He received many awards, ...

, the architects are Sadig Dadashov and Mikayil Huseynov. For this monument in 1947

was awarded the

Stalin Prize Stalin Prize may refer to: * The State Stalin Prize in science and engineering and in arts, awarded 1941 to 1954, later known as the USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, ...

. Until 2009, the monument was not restored. In 2009, the monument was reconstructed. As a result of the work, the marble covering of the pedestal was replaced with a bronze one, 600 m² of territory was tiled, a new lighting system was installed, as well as benches. For restoration work, 45000 manat was allocated from the state budget.

References

{{Reflist Monuments and memorials to Nizami Ganjavi 1946 establishments

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