(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Having played a crucial role in Azerbaijan's
formation and development, Heydar Aliyev left an indelible mark in
history of Azerbaijan. 'Azerbaijan & Heydar Aliyev' – is a special
project of Trend News Agency, dedicated to the 100-th anniversary
of the national leader, which will cover key events of Heydar
Aliyev's work in the years of him leading
Azerbaijan
January 14, 1982. On the initiative and with
the participation of national leader Heydar Aliyev, a magnificent
mausoleum was opened in Shusha, over the grave of famous
Azerbaijani poet Molla Panakh Vagif. After visiting the city,
Heydar Aliyev also ordered the Days of Vagif Poetry to be held in
Shusha.
The complex was builton the territory located near Jydyr duzyu.
Taking into account the surrounding mountain panorama and urban
planning features, it was decided to use the compositional
structure of the tower-like mausoleums of Azerbaijan for the
construction of a rectangular mausoleum decorated with marble. In
the construction of the mausoleum, local traditions of folk
architecture, monumental and decorative means and means of applied
sculpture were used. A bust of Molla Panakh Vagif, made by sculptor
Albert Mustafayev, has been installed inside the mausoleum.
As a result of the occupation of the city of Shusha by Armenia
in 1992, the building of the complex and all the exhibits displayed
here were destroyed. After Azerbaijan's victory in the second
Karabakh war, on behalf of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev,
who visited the mausoleum during a trip to the city of Shusha on
January 14, the day of the mausoleum's opening 39 years ago, repair
and reconstruction work began here.
Reconstruction was carried out by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
Starting from March 2021, at the initial stage, an examination was
carried out in the tomb, work projects were prepared. Also,
structural restoration of the elements was carried out with special
chemical materials recommended by foreign experts, additional
measures were taken against corrosion. Based on the information
obtained as a result of topographic and research works on the
territory, broken, destroyed cladding elements were found,
architectural work projects were developed in order to restore the
original dimensions of the monument. On their basis, the walls of
the facade and interior parts were lined with marble and the
historical appearance of the monument was restored.
In addition, on the basis of the samples of shebeke [windows
filled with coloured glass, created by Azerbaijani folk craftsmen]
made from cast aluminum, all shebeke and decorative elements, as
well as the entrance door, have been also made from aluminum by
casting with preservation of historical dimensions. In the center
of the hall there is a gravestone made of black marble in the shape
of a chest, the bust is made of white marble.
Every detail of the monument has been restored taking into
account its historical appearance. The entire infrastructure of the
complex has been reconstructed, drainage lines for rainwater and
electric lines have been laid. The supporting walls and the
platform, as before, have been lined with granite. Just as it was
seen on old photos, rose bushes of different varieties have been
planted around.
Exactly 39 years after the opening of the mausoleum, in the
already liberated Shusha, President Ilham Aliyev, while reviewing
the progress of restoration work, noted that at that time - during
the period of socialism, the construction of the mausoleum in honor
of Molla Panah Vagif, the vizier of the Karabakh khan, was really
an extraordinary event.
“It was as a result of Heydar Aliyev's persistence and courage
that Azerbaijan was able to achieve this at that time, and this
place was not chosen by chance. The grave of Molla Panah Vagif is
here. The establishment and opening of this mausoleum was, on the
one hand, a sign of respect for the history of the Republic of
Azerbaijan and the genius of the Azerbaijani people. On the other
hand, the opening of this mausoleum in Shusha once again confirmed
that Shusha is an Azerbaijani city,” President Ilham Aliyev
said.