Monument to Nizami Ganjavi

The monument to the great Azerbaijani poet of the XII century - Nizami Ganjavi - is installed in the park on Kamennoostrovsky Avenue.

The monument was supposed to be built in 1939 and timed to coincide with the 800th anniversary of the poet. 60 projects were submitted to the competition, of which the jury chose one belonging to the sculptor F. Abdurrahmanov. Due to the Second World War, work was suspended and resumed only today. The author of the monument is Georush Babayev.

The monument is five meters high in oriental style and represents a poet sitting on a bench under the arch.

This is a kind of gift of the Azerbaijani people to the residents of St. Petersburg, who highly appreciate the poet’s work.

The opening of the monument was timed to the 300th anniversary of the founding of the city. The Presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan attended the solemn event on June 9, 2002.