Statue of Fuzuli (Baku)

Statue of Fuzuli
Native name
Məhəmməd Füzulinin heykəli (Azerbaijani)
TypeStatue
LocationFuzuli Square, Baku
Height12 metres (39 ft)
Founded20th century
Built1958–1962
Built forFuzuli
ArchitectHaji Mukhtarov
SculptorTokay Mammadov and Omar Eldarov
Governing bodyGovernment of Azerbaijan
Websitehttp://mct.gov.az/en

A statue of the 16th-century Azerbaijani poet, writer, and thinker Fuzuli forms a major monument in the city of Baku. The statue was prepared by Azerbaijani sculptors Tokay Mammadov and Omar Eldarov between 1958 and 1963. The architect of the statue is Haji Mukhtarov.

For this work, sculptors Tokay Mammadov and Omar Eldarov were awarded silver medals by the USSR Academy of Arts.