National Flag Square
National Flag Square is a large city square off Neftchiler Avenue in Bayil, Baku, Azerbaijan. A flag measuring flies on a pole high. The flagpole was confirmed as the world's tallest by the Guinness Book of Records, but was soon overtaken by the 165 m Dushanbe Flagpole in Tajikistan. Both flagpoles were built by the same American affiliated company, Trident Support.
National Flag Square covers overall. The area of the upper part is. The square features the state symbols of Azerbaijan—the coat of arms and the anthem—and a map of the country.
As of June 2019, the Flag Post is dismounted and the National Flag Square closed from public access with fences.History
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev laid the foundation stone for National Flag Square near the naval base in Baku's Bayil settlement on 30 December 2007. The project was developed by the US firm, Trident Support, and executed by Azerbaijan’s Azenko company.
The opening of the National Flag Square took place on 1 September 2010. At the President's initiative, the National Flag Museum was also established and 9 November was declared the National Flag Day.
Baku Boulevard was extended to the National Flag Square in time for the opening of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.
