(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Laman Ismayilova read more Whether you're a long-standing citizen or traveling to
Azerbaijan, the first thing that draws your attention is probably
architecture.
The country boasts with historical and modern architectural
landmarks, waiting to be explored.
Mikayil Huseynov and Sadig Dadashov entered Azerbaijan's history
as outstanding architects, who impacted the formation of the
country's architecture.
Given the role of the architects, Azerbaijani President Ilham
Aliyev signed an order last October on the erection of a joint
monument to Mikayil Huseynov and Sadig Dadashov.
Azernews informs that in this regard, azerbaijan culture ministry has announced an open
competition among sculptors.
The ministry calls sculptors to design a sketch for a joint
monument dedicated to Mikayil Huseynov and Sadig Dadashov.
The competition is held in order to ensure the implementation of
the presidential order on the construction of a joint monument for
the architects.
Sketch projects will be evaluated by the members of the Culture
Ministry's Expert Commission On the Erection and Dismantling of
Sculptural Monuments, Memorials, and Architectural Complexes.
The sketch design competition will run until April 17, 2023.
Information about the winner of the competition will be
published on the official website of the department 15 days after
the end of the main stage - May 15, 2023.
The sculptors, who took second and third places will be awarded
cash prizes in the amount of 2,000 manats and 1,000 manats,
respectively.
Mikayil Huseynov and Sadig Dadashov were the same age and
studied together at school and university. They were one of the
first graduates of the architectural faculty of the Azerbaijan
Polytechnic Institute.
As students, they received the first prize for the joint project
of the monument to Nizami Ganjavi (1926). Among their best
architectural works are the buildings of Azerbaijan's Central
Committee of the Communist Party, the Azerbaijan Conservatory, the
Museum of Azerbaijani Literature, and other buildings in Baku.
The joint work of outstanding architects impacted the formation
of Azerbaijani architecture.
The building of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of
Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan State Conservatory, Nizami Museum of
Azerbaijan Literature in Baku, and the pavilion of the All-Russia
Exhibition Center of Azerbaijan in Moscow (1939 and 1954) are among
their best architectural works.
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