National Flag Square
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[further explanation needed] is 3 hectares (7.4 acres). The square features[further explanation needed] the state symbols of Azerbaijan—the coat of arms and the anthem—and a map of the country.[1]
History
The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev laid the foundation stone for the National Flag Square near the naval base in Baku's Bayil settlement on 30 December 2007.[2] The project was developed by the US firm Trident Support and executed by Azerbaijan's Azenko company.[3] The National Flag Square was opened on 1 September 2010; president Aliyev attended the inauguration and raised the flag.[4][5] [6]
Baku Boulevard was extended to the National Flag Square and the Baku Crystal Hall for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.[7]
A flag measuring 35 by 70 metres (115 by 230 feet) flew on a free–standing flagpole in the square, 162 m (531 ft) high. The flagpole was confirmed as the world's tallest flagpole by the Guinness Book of Records upon its inauguration on 9 November 2010, but was soon overtaken by the 165-metre Dushanbe Flagpole in Tajikistan on 24 May 2011.[8][3] The flagpole in the square was the third tallest flagpole in the world.
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. [9]
Gallery
- The national flag at the square in 2011
- Closer view of the national flag at the square in 2011
- President Ilham Aliyev visiting the square in 2013
- The closed square and dismounted flagpole in 2017
See also
- Baku Boulevard
- Architecture in Baku
- Martyrs' Lane
References
- ^ Azerbaijani National Flag Square. Opening Ceremony.
- ^ "Azerbaijani flag flies on world's tallest flagpole". news.az. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Azerbaijan: Baku welcomes the world's highest flag… and a strong wind". Globalvoicesonline. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ "Azerbaijan celebrates National Flag Day". today.az. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ "Azerbaijan marks Day of National Flag for the first time". Ictimai TV. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ "Azerbaijan to erect – again – the world's tallest flagpole | Eurasianet".
- ^ "National park to be extended until Eurovision song contest". news.az. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ Abbasov, Rafael (29 May 2010). "Tallest unsupported flagpole". Guinness World Record. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Azerbaijan to erect – again – the world's tallest flagpole | Eurasianet".
External links
- Speech of the President of Azerbaijan at the inaugurational ceremony
- Azerbaijani National Flag Square. Opening Ceremony.
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