Makhtumkuli's memorial at the foothills of the Kopet Dagh is ready for opening
The monument of Makhtumkuli Fragi, which rose a huge figure over the Ashkhabad foothills of the Kopet Dagh, is ready for opening. In the memorial, complex finishing and design works are conducted.
The mayor of Ashgabat at the working meeting with heads of regions on Monday reported President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the condition of this large-scale art project realized on the eve of celebration of the 300th birthday anniversary of the great poet and the national classic Makhtumkuli in Turkmenistan.
Rahim Gandymov reported on the work carried out on creation of the memorial during the report on the situation on anniversary new buildings of the capital and preparation of the city for festive celebrations in honour of the 30th anniversary of independence.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted an outstanding role of the Turkmen poet and philosopher in the spiritual culture and literature of the people, enduring importance of heritage of Makhtumkuli for descendants, and instructed the mayor on the organization of the opening ceremony of the memorial park.
It was entrusted to national artist of Turkmenistan, sculptor Saragt Babayev to create a new monument 60 meters high. It not his first work on the monument to the poet. The sculptures of the classic of Turkmen literature created by him were established in Stavropol, Astrakhan (Russia), Ankara (Turkey).
However, the new sculptural project differs in enormous scales. Round the monument located on a natural height near the health track the park zone is laid.
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