President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan today got acquainted with the course of construction of the National Flag Square in Baku, AzerTaj state news agency reported.
As earlier reported, the foundation stone for the National Flag Square was laid near the Naval Base in Bayil settlement of Baku on 30 December 2007, under the President Ilham Aliyev's Executive Order of November 17, 2007.
Since then, the Head of State regularly takes interest in construction works at the site.
And on this time, President Aliyev toured the construction site, viewed the design for the square, praised the quality and technical parameters of construction, involved with professional builders, and gave necessary instructions to do the work in accordance with highest standards.
As the President was informed, construction activities here are carried out by Azerbaijani company. The square covers an area of 20,000 square meters. The flag to be 2450 square meters (35x70) in area and to weight 350 kilograms, will be fastened to a 162-meter high flagpole.
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