DUKE OF YORK, PRINCE ANDREW VISITS GALA ARCHEOLOGICAL-ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM COMPLEX NEAR BAKU

Baku, 23 November,(AzerTAj) The Duke of York, Prince Andrew has today visited the
Gala Archeological-Ethnographic Museum Complex near Baku as part of his trip to
Azerbaijan which started on Saturday.

The complex created at the initiative of President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation,
UNESCO and ISESCO Goodwill Ambassador, MP, Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva is designed to
preserve historic past of Azerbaijan and turn the country to one of the world’s most
attractive tourism centers.
It was mounted in the area of the Gala Sate Ethnographic Preserve created as early
as 1988. Covering an area of 156 hectares, the preserve contains burial mounds,
crypts, dwelling houses as well as 4 storage pools, ruins of an ancient palace, 5
mosques and 3 bath-houses dating back to a period between 3rd millennium BC and 20th
century.
The Museum Complex itself covers an area of 2 hectares and stores rock paintings,
weapons, ceramics, jewelry and other unique exhibits dating back to a period from
3rd and 2nd millennium BC and the Middle Ages.
Prince Andrew toured the complex accompanied by director of the preserve Fikrat
Abdullayev who told him that together with its nearby area the Gala settlement is
home to 215 archeological monuments.
Duke of York viewed an ancient wedding palace, the model of a merchant`s house, and
the Gavaldash, as well as archeological finds.
Prince Andrew signed the guest book here.