Monument to Mirza Alakbar Sabir

Wit and peace

The statue of Sabir shows a steadfast serious thinker. In fact, Sabir was a satirist who wrote his analysis of society towards the end of the 19th century. His readers loved and respected him for his ...

A simple monument.

This is yet another simple monument to an Azerbaijani poet, located outside the old city walls. While the statue itself is anything but impressive, it it still easy on the eye and located in a lovely...

The Statue That Got Tired And Sat Down!

This monument was built to pay tribute to the founder of Azerbaijani Satire. Alakbar Tahirzadeh, who's pen name was Sabir, was a nineteenth century writer, poet, teacher and public personality. This b...

One of the oldest monuments

Sabir monument is one of the oldest in Baku. Sabir was famous poet in 19 century and original monument was standing statue. After a reonovation and creation of the park near by goverment decided to pu...

A monument to the poet.

Original Text

In Baku, there are many monuments to poets - here and this from the same row - a monument to the poet-satiric. Located in a picturesque square.