Azerbaijan’s literature is a unique spiritual treasure-house for its people and there is no doubt that Nizami Ganjavi is one of the greatest representatives of this literary heritage. Nizami Ganjavi, the greatest representative of the Eastern Renaissance, who was born in the 12th century in Sunny Azerbaijan and represented the quintessence of world literature and philosophy in his immortal work Khamsa (Five) via the aesthetic power of his art.
This year Formula 1 Azerbaijan GP celebrates its 5th anniversary. Design of the trophy is inspired by Nizami's Khamsa (means five in Arabic), that a 5-angled shape was used to make the twist keep the ancient miniature illustrations from "Khamsa".
Initial sketches