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| The '''National Flag Square''' ({{ |
The '''National Flag Square''' ({{langx|az|Dövlət Bayrağı Meydanı}}) is a large ] off ] in ], ], Azerbaijan. The National Flag Square covers {{convert|60|ha|acres|abbr=off}} overall. The area of the upper part is {{convert|3|ha|acres|abbr=off}}. The square features the state symbols of Azerbaijan—the ] and the ]—and a map of the country.<ref></ref> | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| The decree on the establishment of the National Flag Square in Baku was signed on November 17, 2007. At the same time, a decree was signed on the establishment of the National Flag Day. Every year, November 9 is celebrated as the National Flag Day in Azerbaijan. | |||
| The President of Azerbaijan ] laid the foundation stone for the National Flag Square near the naval base in Baku's ] settlement on 30 December 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Azerbaijani flag flies on world's tallest flagpole|url=http://www.news.az/articles/society/22041|publisher=news.az|access-date=1 December 2010|archive-date=14 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414135543/http://www.news.az/articles/society/22041|url-status=dead}}</ref> The project was developed by the US firm Trident Support and executed by Azerbaijan's Azenko company.<ref name="glob">{{cite web |date=7 September 2010 |title=Azerbaijan: Baku welcomes the world's highest flag… and a strong wind |url=http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/09/07/azerbaijan-baku-welcomes-the-worlds-highest-flag-and-a-strong-wind/ |access-date=1 December 2010 |publisher=Globalvoicesonline}}</ref> | |||
| The foundation of the national flag Square was laid in December 2007, 30 in Bayil settlement of Baku-near the base of the Navy with the participation of President Ilham Aliyev. | |||
| The National Flag Square was opened on 1 September 2010; president Aliyev attended the inauguration and raised the flag.<ref>{{cite web|title=Azerbaijan celebrates National Flag Day|url=http://www.today.az/news/society/76346.html|publisher=today.az|access-date=1 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Azerbaijan marks Day of National Flag for the first time|url=http://en.itv.az/news/1768.html|publisher=Ictimai TV|access-date=1 December 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706131107/http://en.itv.az/news/1768.html|archive-date=6 July 2011}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eurasianet.org/azerbaijan-to-erect-again-the-worlds-tallest-flagpole|title = Azerbaijan to erect – again – the world's tallest flagpole | Eurasianet}}</ref> | |||
| In October 2009, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed an order on "additional measures to accelerate construction and installation and improvement of the state flag Square in Baku". From the presidential reserve fund provided for in the state budget of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2009 to accelerate construction, installation and improvement works in the square, Baku City Executive Power received 10 million dollars. additional funds were allocated in Manats. | |||
| The location chosen for the square allows the national flag to be seen from different points of the capital. | |||
| ] was extended to the National Flag Square and the ] for the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=National park to be extended until Eurovision song contest|url=http://news.az/articles/eurovision/40857|publisher=news.az|access-date=22 July 2011}}</ref> | |||
| The implementation of the project developed by the US company "Trident Support" was carried out by the Azerbaijani company "Azenko". The entire infrastructure has been created on the square with a total area of 60 hectares and an upper part of 31 thousand square meters. The construction works carried out on the basis of a special project were carried out by foreign and local specialists. | |||
| The coat of arms of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the text of the national anthem and the map of Azerbaijan built on the square are made of bronze dipped in golden water. | |||
| The State Flag Museum was also established in the square. | |||
| ==First flagpole (2010–2017)== | |||
| A ] measuring {{convert|35|by|70|m|ft|abbr=off}} flew on a free–standing flagpole in the square, {{convert|162|m|ft|abbr=on}} high. The flagpole was confirmed as the world's tallest flagpole by the ] upon its inauguration on 9 November 2010, but was soon overtaken by the 165-metre ] in Tajikistan on 24 May 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Abbasov |first=Rafael |date=29 May 2010 |title=Tallest unsupported flagpole |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Search/Details/Tallest-unsupported-flagpole/49757.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219135443/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Search/Details/Tallest-unsupported-flagpole/49757.htm |archive-date=19 December 2015 |access-date=29 May 2010 |publisher=Guinness World Record}}</ref><ref name="glob" /> The flagpole in the square was the ] in the world. | |||
| In the square with an area of 20000 m2, the height of the support erected from 2010 to 2017 was 162 meters, the diameter of the foundation was 3.2 meters, the diameter of the top of the foundation was 1.09 meters. The total mass of the installation was 220 tons. The width of the flag was 35 meters, the length was 70 meters, the total area was 2450 square meters, and the mass was about 350 kilograms. On 29 May 2010, the ] organization confirmed that the flagpole of the state flag of Azerbaijan was the tallest flagpole in the world. | |||
| ==Reconstruction and restoration works== | |||
| In 2021, Turkey's “Çimtaş” company started making a new flagpole for Azerbaijan. The total height of the world's highest flagpole platform to be installed in Baku will be 191 meters. The mast will consist of 9 steel conical tube segments ranging from 5.7 m to 2 m in diameter, weighing between 230 tons and 13 tons, and a rotating segment that will be placed at the top. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eurasianet.org/azerbaijan-to-erect-again-the-worlds-tallest-flagpole|title = Azerbaijan to erect – again – the world's tallest flagpole | Eurasianet}}</ref> | |||
| In 2017, the National Flag Museum was closed for repairs due to the reconstruction and restoration works carried out in the State Flag Square. In 2021, the Turkish company Çimtaş started to prepare a new flagpole for Azerbaijan. From May 2024, the installation of the world's highest flagpole platform began in Baku. | |||
| == Actual flagpole (2021–currently) == | |||
| The total height of the mast is 192 meters. The mast consists of nine steel conical tube segments with a diameter of 5.7 m to 2 m, weighing between 13 and 270 tons, and a rotating segment located above. As of August 2024, the installation was completed, and a small flag was flown for the first time for testing purposes. It was planned to repeat the test process several times until the reopening of the square that was scheduled for November 8, 2024, Azerbaijan's ]. On September 28, 2024, the first big flag was raised for the first time, and the last time the testing flag was raised was on 6 November. On this same day, the 36 m x 72 m (2.564,02 m<sup>2</sup> or 27,598 ft<sup>2</sup>) national flag which would be raised by President ] was ratified by the ] as the largest flag ever raised and also the heaviest with a weight that exceeds 500 kg when fully opened.</nowiki>] | |||
| ==National Flag Museum== | |||
| The museum was built by the relevant Decree of the President of Azerbaijan and was established on September 1, 2010, in the State Flag Square, where a ceremonial opening ceremony was held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. | |||
| The museum, created in the shape of an eight-pointed star at the initiative of President Ilham Aliyev, is located under the pedestal of the flagpole in the National Flag Square. The "Victory Gallery" exhibition dedicated to the 44-day Patriotic War is on display in the State Flag Museum. In the gallery, photos of the military parade on the third anniversary of the victory in the Patriotic War in the city of Khankendi and the raising of the State Flag in the territories freed from occupation by Commander-in-Chief Muzaffar are displayed. | |||
| The museum consists of 6 exhibition halls: | |||
| Flags, flagpoles, power symbols, coins, weapons, coats of arms of the 19th century Azerbaijani cities are displayed in the exhibition hall. | |||
| B Exhibition hall covers the period of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Azerbaijan SSR. Here, the State flag hung in the Parliament of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on December 7, 1918, photographs, banknotes, postage stamps of that period, as well as flags and coats of arms of the Azerbaijan USSR, constitutions adopted in different years, banknotes and postage stamps are displayed. is being | |||
| C The exhibition hall covers the period of independence. Commemorative medals and postage stamps dedicated to the national leader ], the standard of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, orders and medals of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Constitution of the Independent Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as orders and medals dedicated to the Patriotic War, the State flag planted on the highest peaks of the world are displayed here. In this hall, the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated November 17, 2007 "On the establishment of the National Flag Square in Baku, the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan", the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated November 17, 2009 "On the establishment of the National Flag Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan", Heydar Aliyev A stand containing the decision of the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, held under the chairmanship of November 17, 1990, was placed. | |||
| Flags, medals, emblems and chevrons of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan are displayed in the exhibition hall. | |||
| Ceremonial uniforms of military personnel of the Republic of Azerbaijan are displayed in sectors E and F. | |||
| In addition, the monitors in the museum show videos dedicated to the ancient and Middle Ages of Azerbaijan, the period of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the Azerbaijan SSR, the services of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev in the history of the statehood of Azerbaijan, the creation of the army of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, and the historical victory in the Patriotic War with the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. | |||
| == Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
| <gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| File:Baku_Flagpole.jpg | |||
| File:National Flag Square.jpg|The national flag at the square in 2011 | |||
| File:Baku_Flagpole_2024_August.jpg | |||
| File:Флаг Азербайджана1664.jpg|Closer view of the national flag at the square in 2011 | |||
| File:Xəritə DBM 2024.jpg | |||
| File:Ilham Aliyev visited the State Flag Square 7.jpg|President ] visiting the square in 2013 | |||
| File:Himn DBM 2024.jpg | |||
| File:Baku National Flag Square 2017.jpg|The closed square and dismounted flagpole in 2017 | |||
| File:Gerb DBM 2024.jpg | |||
| File:DBM 1.webp | |||
| File:DBM 2.webp | |||
| File:DBM 3.webp | |||
| File:DBM 6.webp | |||
| File:Bayraq meydanı iyun 2024.jpg | |||
| File:Baku Flagpole.jpg | |||
| </gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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| | before = ] | |||
| | title = World's tallest flagpole | |||
| | years = September 2010 - May 2011 | |||
| | after = ] | |||
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| {{Baku landmarks}} | {{Baku landmarks}} | ||
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Large city square in Baku, Azerbaijan
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 National Flag Square in 2024 | |
  Location within Baku | |
| Native name | Dövlət Bayrağı Meydanı (Azerbaijani) |
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| Type | Square |
| Maintained by | Mayoralty of Baku |
| Area | 60 hectares (150 acres) |
| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 40°20′39″N 49°50′42″E / 40.3443°N 49.8449°E / 40.3443; 49.8449 |
The National Flag Square (Azerbaijani: Dövlət Bayrağı Meydanı) is a large city square off Neftchiler Avenue in Bayil, Baku, Azerbaijan. The National Flag Square covers 60 hectares (150 acres) overall. The area of the upper part is 3 hectares (7.4 acres). The square features the state symbols of Azerbaijan—the coat of arms and the anthem—and a map of the country.
History
The decree on the establishment of the National Flag Square in Baku was signed on November 17, 2007. At the same time, a decree was signed on the establishment of the National Flag Day. Every year, November 9 is celebrated as the National Flag Day in Azerbaijan. The foundation of the national flag Square was laid in December 2007, 30 in Bayil settlement of Baku-near the base of the Navy with the participation of President Ilham Aliyev. In October 2009, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed an order on "additional measures to accelerate construction and installation and improvement of the state flag Square in Baku". From the presidential reserve fund provided for in the state budget of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2009 to accelerate construction, installation and improvement works in the square, Baku City Executive Power received 10 million dollars. additional funds were allocated in Manats.
The location chosen for the square allows the national flag to be seen from different points of the capital. The implementation of the project developed by the US company "Trident Support" was carried out by the Azerbaijani company "Azenko". The entire infrastructure has been created on the square with a total area of 60 hectares and an upper part of 31 thousand square meters. The construction works carried out on the basis of a special project were carried out by foreign and local specialists. The coat of arms of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the text of the national anthem and the map of Azerbaijan built on the square are made of bronze dipped in golden water. The State Flag Museum was also established in the square.
First flagpole (2010–2017)
In the square with an area of 20000 m2, the height of the support erected from 2010 to 2017 was 162 meters, the diameter of the foundation was 3.2 meters, the diameter of the top of the foundation was 1.09 meters. The total mass of the installation was 220 tons. The width of the flag was 35 meters, the length was 70 meters, the total area was 2450 square meters, and the mass was about 350 kilograms. On 29 May 2010, the Guinness World Records organization confirmed that the flagpole of the state flag of Azerbaijan was the tallest flagpole in the world.
Reconstruction and restoration works
In 2017, the National Flag Museum was closed for repairs due to the reconstruction and restoration works carried out in the State Flag Square. In 2021, the Turkish company Çimtaş started to prepare a new flagpole for Azerbaijan. From May 2024, the installation of the world's highest flagpole platform began in Baku.
Actual flagpole (2021–currently)
The total height of the mast is 192 meters. The mast consists of nine steel conical tube segments with a diameter of 5.7 m to 2 m, weighing between 13 and 270 tons, and a rotating segment located above. As of August 2024, the installation was completed, and a small flag was flown for the first time for testing purposes. It was planned to repeat the test process several times until the reopening of the square that was scheduled for November 8, 2024, Azerbaijan's Victory Day over Armenia. On September 28, 2024, the first big flag was raised for the first time, and the last time the testing flag was raised was on 6 November. On this same day, the 36 m x 72 m (2.564,02 m or 27,598 ft) national flag which would be raised by President Ilham Aliyev was ratified by the Guinness Book as the largest flag ever raised and also the heaviest with a weight that exceeds 500 kg when fully opened.
National Flag Museum
The museum was built by the relevant Decree of the President of Azerbaijan and was established on September 1, 2010, in the State Flag Square, where a ceremonial opening ceremony was held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The museum, created in the shape of an eight-pointed star at the initiative of President Ilham Aliyev, is located under the pedestal of the flagpole in the National Flag Square. The "Victory Gallery" exhibition dedicated to the 44-day Patriotic War is on display in the State Flag Museum. In the gallery, photos of the military parade on the third anniversary of the victory in the Patriotic War in the city of Khankendi and the raising of the State Flag in the territories freed from occupation by Commander-in-Chief Muzaffar are displayed. The museum consists of 6 exhibition halls: Flags, flagpoles, power symbols, coins, weapons, coats of arms of the 19th century Azerbaijani cities are displayed in the exhibition hall. B Exhibition hall covers the period of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Azerbaijan SSR. Here, the State flag hung in the Parliament of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on December 7, 1918, photographs, banknotes, postage stamps of that period, as well as flags and coats of arms of the Azerbaijan USSR, constitutions adopted in different years, banknotes and postage stamps are displayed. is being C The exhibition hall covers the period of independence. Commemorative medals and postage stamps dedicated to the national leader Heydar Aliyev, the standard of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, orders and medals of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Constitution of the Independent Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as orders and medals dedicated to the Patriotic War, the State flag planted on the highest peaks of the world are displayed here. In this hall, the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated November 17, 2007 "On the establishment of the National Flag Square in Baku, the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan", the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated November 17, 2009 "On the establishment of the National Flag Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan", Heydar Aliyev A stand containing the decision of the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, held under the chairmanship of November 17, 1990, was placed. Flags, medals, emblems and chevrons of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan are displayed in the exhibition hall. Ceremonial uniforms of military personnel of the Republic of Azerbaijan are displayed in sectors E and F. In addition, the monitors in the museum show videos dedicated to the ancient and Middle Ages of Azerbaijan, the period of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the Azerbaijan SSR, the services of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev in the history of the statehood of Azerbaijan, the creation of the army of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, and the historical victory in the Patriotic War with the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.
Gallery
See also
References
External links
- Speech of the President of Azerbaijan at the inaugurational ceremony
- Azerbaijani National Flag Square. Opening Ceremony.
