ESTONIAN PRESIDENT VISITS GALA ARCHEOLOGICAL-ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM COMPLEX NEAR BAKU
Baku, January 14 (AZERTAC). President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves visited the Gala Archeological-Ethnographic Museum Complex near Baku as part of his trip to Azerbaijan.
The complex created at the initiative of President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, UNESCO and ISESCO Goodwill Ambassador, MP Mehriban Aliyeva was designed to preserve historic past of Azerbaijan and turn the country to one of the world`s most attractive tourism centers.
It was mounted in the area of the Gala Sate Ethnographic Preserve created as early as 1988. Covering an area of 156 hectares, the preserve contains burial mounds, crypts, dwelling houses as well as 4 storage pools, ruins of an ancient palace, 5 mosques and 3 bath-houses dating back to a period between 3rd millennium BC and 20th century.
The Museum Complex itself covers an area of 2 hectares and stores rock paintings, weapons, ceramics, jewelry and other unique exhibits dating back to a period from 3rd and 2nd millennium BC and the Middle Ages.
The Estonian leader toured the complex accompanied by director of the preserve Fikrat Abdullayev who told him that together with its nearby area the Gala settlement is home to 215 archeological monuments.
The President viewed an ancient wedding palace, the model of a merchant`s house, and the Gavaldash, as well as archeological artifacts.
The President signed the Guest Book here.
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