Dövlət Rəmzləri Muzeyi (Tərtər)

State Symbols Museum – a museum located in the city of Tərtər, Azerbaijan, dedicated to the state symbols of Azerbaijan.

History

Construction of the museum building began in April 2019 and was completed in November. Its opening took place on June 3, 2020, with the participation of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. The idea for creating the museum belongs to Ilham Aliyev.

Features

The total area of the museum building is 720 square meters. The area of the square where it was built is 0.12 hectares. In the area where the museum is located, a state flag 72 meters high has been erected, and the surrounding fountain complex has been rebuilt.

In the museum exhibition hall, a total of 8 sections have been created. Here are displayed maps of the khanates period, mannequins depicting warriors from the Middle Ages, flags used by the khanates in the Middle Ages, coats of arms of 19th‑century Azerbaijani cities, ancient metal coins, paper money, the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the Azerbaijan SSR and constitutions adopted in the independence period, coats of arms, flags, uniforms of the Armed Forces, photographs of the funeral ceremony of Heydar Aliyev, sayings about state symbols. Historical photographs, postage stamps, orders and medals are also exhibited.