The statue of Nikola TeslaThe statue of Nikola Tesla has been erected in a park at the intersection of Suleyman Rahimov Street and Azadlig Avenue in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, The authors of the monument are Azerbaijani People"s Painter and Sculptor Omar Eldarov, and architect Sanan Salamzade. The monument has been made of bronze. Its height constitutes 3.3 meter including the socle.There have been installed decorative panels depicting the alternating current generator which is one of the major inventions of the scientist, at the background of the monument. The opening ceremony of the monument took place on February 8, 2013. The opening ceremony of the monument was attended by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva and Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and his wife Dragica Nikolic.