Mausoleum of Huseyn Javid

Huseyn Javid Mausoleum
Hüseyn Cavid məqbərəsi

Mausoleum of famous Azerbaijani poet Huseyn Javid at Nakhchivan City (Nakhchivan Region of Azerbaijan Republic)
Location Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
Designer Rasim Aliyev and Omar Eldarov
Type Mausoleum
Completion date 1996
Dedicated to Huseyn Javid

Mausoleum of Huseyn Javid (Azerbaijani: Hüseyn Cavid məqbərəsi) – is a mausoleum erected on a grave of Huseyn Javid, an eminent Azerbaijani poet and playwright, in Nakhchivan.[1][2][3]

History

The complex was erected on the initiative Heydar Aliyev, the third president of Azerbaijan.[4] Graves of Mishkinaz khanim – Huseyn Javid’s wife, Ertoghrul – Huseyn Javid’s son and Turan khanim – Huseyn Javid’s daughter are also in a vault of the mausoleum.[5] The mausoleum was built on October 29, 1996 on the occasion of the 114th anniversary of Huseyn Javid’s birth.[6]

Architectural features

The mausoleum built in Nakchivan-Maragha architectural style, consists of two parts – upper and lower. There is Huseyn Javid’s bust in the internal part of the mausoleum. Rasim Aliyev - Honored Architect of Azerbaijan is the author of the project and Omar Eldarov – People’s Artist of Azerbaijan is its sculptor.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "History of Nakhichevan".
  2. ↑ "Naxchivan".
  3. ↑ "House Museum of H.Javid of ANAS participated in I Baki International Book".
  4. ↑ "Böyük Azərbaycan şairi və dramaturqu Hüseyn Cavidin məqbərəsinin və ev-muzeyinin yaradılması ilə bağlı müşavirədə Azərbaycan Respublikasının Prezidenti Heydər Əliyevin çıxışı - Prezident sarayı, 10 iyun 1995-ci il".
  5. ↑ "Məqbərələr tanınmış şəxsiyyətlərə ehtiram rəmzidir".
  6. ↑ "HÜSEYN CAVID MƏQBƏRƏSI".
  7. ↑ "Həyat və yaradıcılığı" (PDF).

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