Mirzə Fətəli Axundovun heykəli, Bronze and granite sculpture in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Mirza Fatali Akhundov is shown standing in formal attire, created by Soviet sculptor Pinkhos Sabsay in 1928. The monument sits in central Baku and combines bronze with a granite base.
The writer was born in 1812 in Sheki and founded national dramatic arts in Azerbaijan between 1850 and 1855. The monument itself was created nearly a century later to commemorate these literary achievements.
This monument honors a writer whose works shaped intellectual thought in Azerbaijan and who pushed for better educational opportunities in his society.
The monument stands in downtown Baku near various cultural institutions and is easily accessible on foot. The area has good public transportation connections.
The artist deliberately combined two contrasting materials in this work - warm bronze stands against the cool granite base. This material pairing was actually unusual for early Soviet monuments.
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