Monument to Nizami Ganjavi in Ganja

The monument to Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani: Nizami Gəncəvinin heykəli) is a monument to the outstanding Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi, located in the hometown of the poet, Ganja, Azerbaijan. The monument was erected in 1946.[1]

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Monuments
Nizami Mausoleum • Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature • Nizami Gəncəvi (Baku Metro) • in Ganja • in Baku • in Beijing • in Chișinău • in Rome • in Saint Petersburg • in Tashkent

The sculptor of the monument is People's Artist of Azerbaijan Fuad Abdurahmanov, the architects are Sadig Dadashov and Mikayil Huseynov.[2]

For this monument in 1947 Fuad Abdurahmanov was awarded the Stalin Prize.[3]

Until 2009, the monument was not restored.[4]

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.[5][2] For restoration work, 45000 manat was allocated from the state budget.[6]