Description
The centre of this large square was a dramatic monument with a man coming out of the ground holding what was previously an 'eternal flame' (later extinguished). Hovering above him was a large stone circle that was once inscribed with the names of the slain commissars. All the wording on the monument was removed in the years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, making the whole monument much more ambiguous.
The square has a quiet garden and is the location of the Turkish embassy and of the Akhundov National Library, Azerbaijan's main book repository.
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