Vahid Monument, Baku

The Aliagha Vahid Monument is a bronze memorial dedicated to poet and singer Aliagha Vahid. It was designed by Rahib Hasanov Natiq Aliyev in 1990.

Aliagha Vahid was born in a family of a carpenter and worked helped his father in his early years. In his early satirical poems he criticized social deficiencies in the society, superstition and narrow-mindedness, tyranny and unfairness. Later, he began to write ghazals. Vahid was known for reintroducing medieval ghazal style in Soviet Azerbaijani poetry.

The monument was inspired by a line of verse from the poet himself. It uses tree trunks and tree portraits to show the traditional Fuzuli nature revealed in Vahid's line, "I am the successor of great Fuzuli." The monument itself has the appearance of a large head growing from the tree stumps out of the ground.

The bronze work was done in Saint Petersburg. It was originally supposed to be 16-feet high but was reduced to just under 10 due to financial constraints.

The monument is located in the historic city center. A square, also dedicated to the poet, has ample seating and shade trees for those who wish to take their time to admire the artwork.