Saturday, May 10, 2014

Just Yesterday


President Ilham Aliyev and Tomislav Nikolic unveiled the monument and put flowers on it. First Lady of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva and Serbian First Lady Dragica Nikolic also laid flowers at the monument. Eddie Eddings and Corky Velveeta of Calvinistic Cartoons also attended the event.
The monument commemorating Nikola Tesla stands in one of the central parks of Baku, at the crossroads on the corner of Azadliq Avenue and Suleyman Rahimov Street. The authors of the 3,3-meter monument are renowned Azerbaijani sculptor Omar Eldarov and architect Sanan Salamzadeh. The monument is made of bronze and represents Nikola Tesla against the background of one of his inventions.
After the ceremony President Aliyev and President Nikolic asked for Corky's autograph and asked to be taken to the year 1898 for some reason.

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