Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Monument, Baku

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Monument (Azerbaijani: Mustafa Kamal Atatürkün heykəli) is a monument located in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Monument
Mustafa Kamal Atatürkün heykəli
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Monument in Baku (September 2012)
Coordinates40°23′22″N 49°50′12″E
LocationBaku, Azerbaijan
DesignerÖmər Eldarov
TypeMemorial
Length10 m
Opening date2010
Dedicated toMustafa Kemal Atatürk

Description

The sculptor of the statue is People's Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Rector of the Azerbaijan Academy of Arts Ömər Eldarov.[1]

History

The monument was opened on 17 May 2010 in a park on the intersection of Səməd Vurğun and Bakıxanov streets in front of the Turkish Embassy in Nasimi district of Baku.[2] Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his wife Mehriban Aliyeva, then Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan attended the opening ceremony. A guard of honor was lined up in the park decorated with the national flags of Azerbaijan and Turkey.[3]

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