Paris: The opening ceremony of an exhibition commemorating the 900th anniversary of architect Ajami Nakhchivani was held at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris. This exhibition is part of UNESCO’s jubilee program.

According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, the exhibition was jointly organized by the National Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan for UNESCO, the Permanent Mission to UNESCO, the Union of Architects of Azerbaijan, and the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation, in collaboration with UNESCO.

Various dignitaries, including Azerbaijan’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO Elman Abdullayev, Assistant Director-General for Culture at UNESCO Ernesto Ottone, President of the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation Aktoty Raimkulova, representative of the National Commission of Azerbaijan for UNESCO Nigar Rahimli, and Honoured Architect of the Republic of Azerbaijan Rasim Babakishiyev, delivered speeches. They emphasized Ajami Nakhchivani’s contributions as a notable medieval architect from Azerbaijan.

The speakers highlighted that the anniversary of Ajami Nakhchivani has been listed in the UNESCO List of Anniversaries for 2024-2025, marking Azerbaijan’s ongoing efforts to promote its cultural legacy on a global scale.