Focus on Statue of Heydar Aliyev, Mexico City and analyze the Description and installation.
According to Ilgar Mukhtarov, Azerbaijan Ambassador to Mexico, negotiations for the project began in 2008, but it was not until 2010 that they were materialized. He also said the project was a way to show appreciation to Mexico for being one of the first countries to recognize the independence of Azerbaijan. On 13 July 2011, both nations signed an agreement to start a project. In the same month, it was endorsed by the Citizens' Governing Council of Chapultepec Park (Spanish: Consejo Rector Ciudadano del Bosque de Chapultepec; CRC).The accorded space was named "Mexico-Azerbaijan Friendship Park" (Spanish: Parque de la Amistad México-Azerbaiyán), located along Paseo de la Reforma, at the edge of Chapultepec, the area measures 1,700 square meters (18,298 sq ft), illuminated with solar street lights. Construction began in April 2012. The statue was donated by the embassy of Azerbaijan in Mexico, measures 3.60 meters (around 11.81 feet), and was transported by ship from Azerbaijan.On 22 August 2012, Marcelo Ebrard, then-head of government of Mexico City, inaugurated the project. Tracy Wilkinson of Los Angeles Times described the memorial as "Aliyev [sitting] on a white marble pedestal [with] his name embossed in golden letters" and placed "in front of a jagged stone map of Azerbaijan"; the latter is almost eight meters high (up to 26 ft). Also, Will Grant of BBC News described a plaque calling Aliyev "a great politician and statesman".
Marcelo Ebrard Chapultepec BBC News solar street light Los Angeles Times Spanish Paseo de la Reforma head of government of Mexico City Time Mexico City