Some statues in Baku

The first statue represents Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, a 19th–20th century Baku oil entrepreneur and philanthropist. With the proceeds from his business, he built mosques, a horse-drawn tram line, and the first National theater in Azerbaijan.

The second depicts the Azerbaijani poet Aliaga Vahid, whose head emerges like a tree.Read more