Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 26 / Trend U.Ismayilova/
An alley for the storage of dismantled monuments, established by a presidential decree, may be located on the industrial site on Nobel Avenue, Baku, Deputy Head of the Town Building Department of the Azerbaijani Committee on Architecture and Town Building, Yusif Ibrahimli, said.
Monuments remaining in the country, which have lost their significance, will be transferred to the alley, Ibrahimli added.
According to Ibrahimli, despite the loss of historic value the dismantled monuments yet remain monuments of sculpture and architecture.
The alley will remind citizens of their history and may also contribute to the large inflow of tourists to Baku by familiarizing them with the history and culture of the country, Ibrahimli said.
Ibrahimli believes that the establishment of such an alley in Baku is important, since now many people do not know where the monuments that have been demolished are, though they were expensively made.
Ibrahimli did not mention the exact number of monuments to be taken to the alley.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev endorsed the action plan on preserving monuments, memorials and architectural complexes in the territory of the country.
The Cabinet has been assigned to take certain measures to solve the questions resulting from the executive order.
On advice from the Azerbaijani Union of Artists and the Union of Architects, the Baku City Administration, local administration agencies, the State Committee on Architecture and Town Building and the National Academy of Sciences will prepare proposals and identify the appropriate areas to establish the alley of monuments, for storing monuments of artistic significance which require dismantling. Under the plan, the Culture and Tourism Ministry, together with the Baku City Administration and district administrations, will create a registry of the monumental sculptural monuments, memorials and architectural complexes which are located in Azerbaijan.
The action plan for 2009-2010 is vested in the Culture and Tourism Ministry, Committee on Town Building and Architecture, the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku City Administration and other agencies.
The Culture and Tourism Ministry, the State Committee on Architecture and Town Building, the Baku City Administration and district administrations have the task of preparing sketches and designs of monumental sculptures, memorials and architectural complexes, which are to be built in accordance with national culture.
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