Pieces of history: Monuments of Baku - PHOTOS

Baku is full of monuments dedicated to various people, who have become part of country's history. The majority of them are of course Azerbaijanis.

Below are some pictures of the monuments in Azerbaijani capital.

Pictures include academicians (Yusif Mammadaliyev), poets (AliAga Vahid, Huseyn Javid, Nizami), musicians (Fikrat Amirov, Uzeyir Hacibayov), writers (Mirza Fatali Akhudov), leaders and rulers (Heydar Aliyev, Shah Ismayil Khatai). Take a closer look.

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