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Monument to Nikola Tesla

Azerbaijani: Nikola Teslanın heykəli
40°22′51″N 49°50′51″E / 40.380954°N 49.847446°E / 40.380954; 49.847446
Location	Baku, Azerbaijan
Designer	Omar Eldarov
Material	bronze
Length	3.3 m
Opening date	8 February 2013
Dedicated to	Nikola Tesla

Monument to Nikola Tesla (Azerbaijani: Nikola Teslanın heykəli) is a monument to the Serbian scientist Nikola Tesla, located in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, in a park at the crossing of the Azadlig Avenue and the Suleiman Rahimov Street. The monument authors are the People's Artist of Azerbaijan, the sculptor Omar Eldarov and the architect Sanan Salamzade. The monument is cast from bronze. Its height together with the pedestal is 3.3 meters.[1] The monument is set against the background of a decorative panel depicting one of Teslas main inventions - an alternator.

The opening ceremony of the monument took place on 8 February 2013. The ceremony was attended by the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, the First Lady of Azerbaijan, Mehriban Aliyeva, the President of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolić, and the First Lady of Serbia, Dragica Nikolić. At the opening ceremony, the presidents delivered speeches.[2] [1]

• Aliagha Vahid Monument
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1. ^ a b "Ilham Aliyev and President of the Republic of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic attended a ceremony to unveil a monument to outstanding Serbian scientist Nikola Tesla". president.az. February 8, 2013. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
2. ^ Президент Ильхам Алиев: Памятник ученому Николе Тесле в центре Баку и созданный парк являются памятником сербско-азербайджанской дружбы. // Trend. February 8, 2013