A fine statue of Azerbaijan's 12th-century "Shakespeare" stands proud in the stepped gardens leading up from the Literature Museum that's named in his honor.
Nizami Statue
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Must-see attractions
- Attraction in BakuPalace of the Shirvanshahs
- Attraction in BakuMaiden’s Tower
- Attraction in BakuCümə Mosque
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Attraction in BakuDom Soviet - Attraction in BakuMedieval Market Square
- Attraction in BakuMuseum of Miniature Books
- Attraction in BakuSınıq Qala Mosque
- Attraction in Bakuİçәri Şәhәr Archaeological Museum
