Born in 1880, Azim Azimzade was a self-taught artist who started to caricaturize social and political issues of the time in 1906, heralding the dawn of Azerbaijani satirical graphic art. In addition to political caricatures, Azimzade also worked on a number of wartime propaganda posters, watercolor paintings, and fairy tale illustrations.

In the late 1980s, a tract of land near Heydar Aliyev Palace was planned as a park dedicated to Azimzade's legacy, but the project was not completed and inaugurated until March 2002. It consists of a large bust of Azimzade and a bronze sculpture of his satirical characters, created by famed sculptor Omar Eldarov.

The park is also home to the archaeological remains of a structure dating back to the 10th to 12th centuries, an intriguing detour in the heart of Icherisheher.