Heydar Aliyev Park, Garden square in Tbilisi, Georgia
Heydar Aliyev Park is a 1-hectare garden square in the Abanotubani district of old Tbilisi. Its grounds are laid out with numerous benches, saplings, trees and flower beds, and a four-metre bust of Heydar Aliyev on a pedestal stands at the centre. The square is also referred to in some sources as a park.
The garden square was established in 2004 as a joint project to strengthen relations between Georgia and Azerbaijan. Its creation reflected a diplomatic effort to foster cooperation and mutual understanding between the two nations.
The square hosts regular events marking the Day of Remembrance of the National Leader of Azerbaijan, and holidays of both Georgia and Azerbaijan are celebrated here. The Azerbaijani state oil company's Georgian office takes part in its upkeep.
The square covers 1.0 hectare in Abanotubani, in the historic centre of Tbilisi, and is laid out with numerous benches, saplings, trees and flower beds. Upkeep is carried out partly by the Tbilisi office of Azerbaijan's state oil company. The bust of Heydar Aliyev stands at the centre, four metres tall with its pedestal.
The bust of Heydar Aliyev in the centre stands four metres tall including its pedestal; it was sculpted by Natik Aliyev, People's Artist of Azerbaijan, to a design by architect F. Akhundov. The square's landscaping cost the Tbilisi municipality 75,000 lari, about 45,000 US dollars.
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