Monument to Albert Agarunov, Bronze memorial in Narimanov District, Baku, Azerbaijan.
The Monument to Albert Agarunov is a bronze sculpture in Baku's Narimanov district showing Agarunov standing on a tank. It was made by sculptors Rahib Garayev and Zamik Rzayev under the direction of Omar Eldarov, with the rocky base cast in concrete. It stands on the street named after Agarunov.
The idea of a monument came from Haji Azimov, commander of Agarunov's tank battalion, and Milikh Evdaev, head of the Mountain Jews Community in Azerbaijan. The project was approved by the Ministry of Culture in April 2019, and the monument was unveiled on 15 November 2019 in Narimanov district. It is the second monument to an Azerbaijani tank soldier, after that of Major General Azi Aslanov.
The monument was initiated by Haji Azimov, commander of Agarunov's tank battalion, and Milikh Evdaev, head of the Mountain Jews Community in Azerbaijan. Its unveiling on 15 November 2019 drew Azerbaijani officials, rabbis from Latin America, Europe and the US, and US senators. Every year on 25 April, Agarunov's birthday, commemorative events are held at the site.
The monument stands on the street named after Albert Agarunov in Baku's Narimanov district, on the site of a former intersection layout, and can be reached and viewed on foot from the surrounding streets. Commemorative events are held at the site every year on 25 April, his birthday.
The monument is the second in Azerbaijan dedicated to a tanker, after the memorial to Major General Azi Aslanov. The idea came from Haji Azimov, commander of Agarunov's tank battalion, and Milikh Evdaev, head of the Mountain Jews Community. The sculptors Rahib Garayev and Zamik Rzayev worked without payment.
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