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Flame Towers in Baku - the tallest buildings in Azerbaijan
Today we invite you to visit an amazing place, the Land of Fire - Azerbaijan. And let's talk about Flame towers- unusual and interesting buildings, symbols of the land of light and warmth. Read on to find out more!
Where are the Flame Towers
Unusual and symbolic Flame Towers are located in Baku - the city of bright lights and incredible memories.
Flame towers- these are three tall buildings, something like a sail, something like "tongues" of flame. The height of these tongues of fire is 190, 160 and 140 meters, respectively. That is, each is twenty to thirty meters higher than the previous one.
It is also worth noting that these three buildings are the tallest buildings in Azerbaijan. By the way, and just below.
A particularly beautiful view of the Flame Towers opens at night, when only the light of the moon illuminates the earth and the sky is filled with stars. In the dark, three buildings appear to be alive! The play of colors and light is mesmerizing and makes you forget about all the problems. Sometimes, during a light show, it really seems that the three buildings are real tongues of flame.
Construction of Flame Towers in Baku
Construction of buildings in Baku started back in 2007. Previously, on the site of the existing Towers of Fire, there was a hotel "Moscow".
Already in 2012, the tallest buildings of Baku and all of Azerbaijan appeared in front of residents and tourists in all their glory. The project, developed by the American Bureau of the NOC, was not only successful. It was one of the most successful projects in history. And the idea did not come by accident - the history of Azerbaijan helped here.
The first building houses offices, the second has become a residential building, and the third is a five-star hotel. Fairmont Baku, consisting of three hundred forty-seven numbers.
Flame Towers architecture in Baku
Fire Towers are unique and unusual buildings in their essence and idea. They not only provide aesthetic pleasure, but also tell about the history of the country.
The architecture of the Flame Towers is unusual and interesting at least because they are a symbol of both Baku and Azerbaijan. And not only because the form is very believable and looks like tongues of fire. If you look at the Flame Towers complex from a bird's eye view, you can find similarities with the coat of arms of Azerbaijan.
To summarize, we can say that the Towers of Flame are not just an unusual and unique object, but also a place full of history and significance for everyone who is not interested in the unusual corners of the world.
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Modern Baku is a city of contrasts, where old buildings are harmoniously combined with the latest architectural achievements. Well-known foreign architects embody their most daring futuristic ideas here, turning Baku into an ambitious city. "Moscow-Baku" brings to your attention ten of the most unusual architectural projects that have changed the face of the city.
1. Heydar Aliyev Center
The symbol of modern Baku - the Heydar Aliyev Center has become one of the favorite places for visiting Bakuvians and guests of the city. The Heydar Aliyev Center was built by the world famous architect Zaha Hadid. There are no straight lines in the postmodern building design. And the closer you get to the Center, the more you notice how the building rises from the ground in a wave, then descends again, as if personifying infinity and continuation. The center, distinguished by its versatility and being a unique example of architecture, has already entered the list of world architecture. The building houses a museum, conference hall, library, etc.
2. Flame Towers
Flame Towers architects were inspired by the history of the land of fires and decided to create a project that could become a new symbol of modern Baku. The towers became the tallest building in Azerbaijan and their appearance resemble tongues of flame. Today, three "fire" towers are visible from the farthest points of the city and are the hallmark of Baku. Flame Towers are three high-rise buildings that include a hotel, apartments, offices, restaurants and a cinema. The towers are completely covered with LED screens that show the movement of the fire. The effect of torches is visually created, which emphasizes the main idea of the project, which is hidden in their name - "Fire Towers". Flame Towers was announced the winner of the MIPIM 2013 competition - the largest investment exhibition innovative projects on the European real estate market - in the category "Best hotel and tourist center". Flame Towers' lighting was voted the best in the world by a poll by skyscrapercity.com, an influential urban planning forum.
3. State Museum carpet
The Azerbaijan Carpet Museum was erected on the Baku boulevard - a favorite place for recreation of residents and guests of the capital. Its building resembles a rolled carpet - this was the idea of the author of the project, the famous Austrian architect Franz Janz. The new building was opened quite recently - in August last year and today it is the most visited museum in Azerbaijan. By the way, the museum has an unusual exhibition concept. Its exhibits - carpets are hung on arched walls, many of which are visible from all floors from different angles. It houses about 14 thousand exhibits, in addition to carpets and carpets, these are metal products, clothing, ceramic, wooden items, jewelry, books, a unique collection of photographs.
4. Baku Crystal Hall
Baku Crystal Hall was erected on the shores of the Caspian Sea, on the square state flag... This complex is designed to host international cultural events. And it was built specifically for the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held in 2012 in the Azerbaijani capital. The complex can accommodate more than 23 thousand people and according to the assurances of the builders, "in the event of any emergencies, all visitors to the stadium can be evacuated in eight minutes."
The façade of the Crystal Hall is equipped with numerous modern, dynamic lighting installations that allow you to create various effects. Luminous crystals with thousands of light panels reflect more than 45 thousand color shades and create bright architectural illumination at night.
5. Baku international Airport Heydar Aliyev
Today one can safely say that Baku is one of the most unusual air terminals in the world. Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport is a vivid embodiment of the fact that the airport can be not only a convenient infrastructure facility, but also a masterpiece of architecture, a real visiting card of the country. The building of the futuristic terminal from the height resembles a huge plane soaring over the runway. The four floors of the building at all levels are wrapped from the inside with structures of a kind of "cocoons" made of oak veneer, and the architects hid cafes, bars, and trade booths in the Salam Lounges business zone on the top floor in wooden hemispheres.
6. SOCAR Tower
The 42-storey SOCAR Tower skyscraper is located on the busy Heydar Aliyev Avenue and will soon become the office building of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan. The moving stream of fire is the central idea of the skyscraper design. The original SOCAR tower project consisted of two towers that curled around each other to form a single building. Over time, changes were made to the project. Now it is one tower, which splits slightly into petals of fire. The top of the first "petal" is approximately at the level of 22-23 floors. The other two crown the top of the building. The facade itself is undulating from base to top - another reference to the theme of flame.
During the construction of the building, the most modern technologies... So, the building is provided with TWIN elevators, the peculiarity of which is that in one shaft, one above one, there are two cabins moving independently of each other. Socar Tower is also equipped with a self-cleaning system, and the facade of the building can be used as an LED screen.
7. Azersu Office Tower
Azersu Office Tower will become the new office headquarters of Azerbaijan's national water operator. The building is located on Heydar Aliyev Avenue, which is the main place for the implementation of futuristic high-rise buildings in Baku and claims to be the business center of the capital. The tower was designed by the Korean company Heerim Architects, which proposed a building in the form of a large drop of water, thus reflecting the main activity of the company. The building has 22 floors, its height is 124 meters. Construction began in 2013, and the opening ceremony of this grandiose project is expected in the near future.
Azersu Tower is successfully combined with the fire theme of the neighboring building - SOCAR Tower. Thus, the symbols of water and fire, embodied in architectural forms, found themselves in the neighborhood on Heydar Aliyev Avenue.
8. Trump Hotel Baku
Baku has also attracted the attention of US tycoon Donald Trump. A new creative building of modern Baku - the 33-storey Trump International Hotel & Tower Baku - will open in the near future. The tower will house 72 luxury apartments and 189 hotel rooms. And the tycoon's daughter, Ivanka Trump, came to oversee the construction process several times. “When we open in 2015, visitors and residents of our building will see not only luxurious real estate, which has no analogue in Baku, but also one of the best in the world,” said Trump Organization President Donald Trump.
Towering over the Caspian Sea, Trump Baku is an oasis in the middle of a bustling city. The building is located at a busy intersection, but surrounded by extensive gardens, fountains and park paths. The facade of the building has a characteristic striking silhouette, reminiscent of the mast of a sail on the high seas, and consists of metal bronze panels, glass openings and private terraces.
9. The Crescent Development Project
On the shores of the Caspian Sea, a grandiose The Crescent Development Project is under construction, which will consist of three buildings: the Crescent Hotel, the Crescent City business center, and the Crescent Place residence and shopping and entertainment center. The most unusual thing in this complex is the hotel building, which is being built in the shape of a crescent, the ends of which rest against the water surface with their "horns". The architects assure that the arched configuration of the skyscraper will not affect the interior space of the building, as it rests on both sides of the multi-storey towers, which create additional volume and are the support for the entire hotel. The 35-storey hotel is being built in the sea, on a bulk island, at a distance of 100 meters from the coast. The construction of the complex is expected to be completed in 2016.
10. Khazar Islands New City
An analogue of the ambitious Palm project in Dubai will appear on the coast of Baku. The Azerbaijani version is called Khazar Islands, and is being built on an artificial archipelago, which will consist of 50 islands and 19 micro-districts. In total, the archipelago will occupy 24 sq. km - length will be 8 km, width - 3 km. Most of the residential buildings in the Khazar Islands will be 25-storey, while some islands will have 40-60-storey buildings. The construction of the main part of the project requires $ 60 billion. This entire amount will be attracted from external sources - $ 30 billion will be foreign investments, the same amount will come from the sale of apartments. The project is still in the early stages of construction.
Yesterday I already told you about, and now it's time to talk about a new one. The city is actively being built and, in general, pretty well. Just take a look at the magnificent Heydar Aliyev Center, built according to the design of the late Zaha Hadid.
01. This is the general panorama of the city. This shows that there are many large construction projects in Baku. The city is actively growing up. 
02. Flame Towers in the background. By the way, as I was told, only the right one is fully exploited, there is a hotel. Others are empty. 
03. The idea is to make them look like tongues of flame. This idea was inspired by the coat of arms of Baku, which depicts three flames. 
04. The towers were rebuilt in 5 years: from 2007 to 2012. At night, an interesting animation with a flame is launched on the facade. 
05. The entire outer surface of the towers is covered with LED screens, which allows dynamic lighting. The photo above shows how the buildings are illuminated with the colors of fire, but here they show the colors of the Azerbaijani flag. 
06. Two skyscrapers, Crescent City (which will have a business center) and Crescent Place (which will be a residential building) are under construction. 
07. This is the project of the residential complex Port Baku Residence. It is considered the best residential complex in Baku. The project is really interesting. 
08. It is located next to seaport and therefore it is called so. Three houses stand on a common podium, with a garden on their roofs. The glass building next to it is one of the two skyscrapers of the Port Baku Towers complex. 
09. The glass building in the center of the frame is the Absheron Hotel. 
10. Project of the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum) Just like in Turkmenistan! They also like the ministry of carpet in the form of carpet, etc. 
11. This is how he looks in real life. The museum not only collects carpets, but also carefully studies everything connected with them. So it can be safely called a research center. It should be noted that, unlike the carpets, the architecture of the building is poor. Some kind of ridiculous crap, clearly drawn by a first year student construction institute. 
12. This is an office building in Baku White City. Nice modern architecture. 
13. This area is being rebuilt to attract investment, here Baku is trying to keep up with Dubai. 
14. There are large pedestrian and green areas in front of the building. 
15. Two centers of attraction for Baku youth. From behind, and especially in the daytime, they look like ordinary hangars. 
16. In fact, this is the Elektra event hall (in the foreground) and the Enerji club (in the background). There are restaurants and live performances by musicians. This is a reconstructed former port, so the buildings and interiors are designed in an industrial style. 
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18. This is the Baku Olympic Stadium. It was opened just a year ago. In 2020, it will host 4 matches of the European Football Championship. Nice. 
19. National Gymnastics Arena. The building is not bad, but the lanterns are not the topic. 
20. In the distance, the sports and concert complex Baku Crystal Hall. In 2012, it hosted Eurovision 
21. Azersu Office Tower is the headquarters of the national water operator of Azerbaijan, built according to the Korean project. Therefore, the building resembles a drop in shape. The same mediocre shit as the carpet museum. 
22. This is Socar Tower - the tallest skyscraper in Baku. It was designed by architects from South Korea... The building houses the office of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic. In general, you get the idea, Koreans cannot be trusted to design. 
23. New suspension bridge 
24. Evening Baku 
25. The Caspian Waterfront Mall is under construction. The inspiration for its construction was the Sydney Opera theatre... Not bad. 
26. From a distance, the building resembles a flower in shape, but in reality it will be an eight-pointed star with tongues of flame in the center. This symbol is the emblem of Azerbaijan. 
27. Old airport terminal 
28. New terminal of Baku Heydar Aliyev Airport 
29. Here he is in life. The airport quickly became a visiting card of the city. The building is really very beautiful. 
30. From the outside, as befits a modern airport, it looks very futuristic and technologically advanced. 
31. Inside, the designers tried to make it as comfortable as possible. It doesn't feel like you are in an ordinary transit zone. 
32. Terraces, escalators and other interior elements are finished with oak veneer. 
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34. The construction of the ceiling follows the triangular pattern of the floor. In this case, the floor is made of slabs of warm colors, and the ceiling, on the contrary, is cold. 
35. Baku was lucky with the airport. 
36. On the floors there are “wooden cocoons” - pavilions with recreation areas, cafes, play areas for children, luggage storage and shops. 
37. Pavilions are easy to disassemble, they can be removed or moved to another location. 
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39. It's time to fly home) 
Well, how do you like the new Baku?
Baku is changing right before our eyes! In the capital of Azerbaijan, every day, new buildings, public centers, skyscrapers appear. However, the scale of this is still incomparable with the Dubai ones. But, perhaps, it's up to the future! After all, already in 2019 in Baku may appear Azerbaijan Tower – tallest building in the world.
Comparisons between Baku and Dubai can be continued for a long time. In both cities, there is active construction for gas and oil money. These cities are becoming business centers their region, investors from all over the world are looking at them more and more often, and the best architects of the planet dream of being invited someday to build buildings there.
To look even more like their Arab "elder brother", they are even going to build an artificial archipelago Khazar Islands in Baku. The Azerbaijan Tower will become its high-rise dominant.
The height of this skyscraper will be 1,050 meters (189 floors), which is 50 meters higher than that of. Now the palm leaves from Saudi Arabia to Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan Tower will become the center of the Khazar Islands district, built on artificial islands in the Caspian Sea near Baku. It will develop in stages. As a result, it will have residential, public and office buildings designed for 1 million people living and working there. In particular, it is planned to build 150 schools and 50 hospitals in Khazar Islands. Trading and cultural centers, parks, sports complexes and even a Formula 1 race track. The total area of the reclaimed territory will be 2,000 hectares. A system of bridges and multi-lane expressways will connect this new district to the center of Baku.
The start of construction is record-breaking high skyscraper Azerbaijan Tower is scheduled for 2015. They are going to put it into operation in 2018-2019 (Kingdom Tower is expected to appear in 2016-2017). The entire Khazar Islands project should be fully implemented by 2022.
I love skyscrapers and architecture in general. Contrary to popular belief that all the fun ended in the 19th century, I find both Soviet houses and modern buildings attractive. The era of the USSR left us with wonderful constructivism, and multi-storey towers simply fascinate with their appearance, like complex engineering structures. However, I'm distracted, sorry, I'm talking about Baku. In the photo, Flame Towers, the famous Flame Towers, which have become one of the symbols of the city. On the first day I went to watch them.
Fountain "Bahram-gur". The sculpture depicts the Sassanian shahinshah of Iran killing a dragon. This is an episode of Nizami Ganjavi's poem "Seven Beauties". Who is Nizami Ganjavi, I hope you remember.
Skyscrapers are on the mountain. You can go upstairs by funicular. I am not indifferent to this type of transport, and I was glad to combine business with pleasure. The fare is 0.50 manats, payment only in cash. BakiKART doesn't work either. It seems that the funicular used to be free. Made changes to Wikipedia and created a naviaddress https://naviaddress.com/994/922727
The funicular appeared in Baku in 1960. There was a long period when he was not working. In the early 2000s, the funicular was repaired and launched. The length of the tracks is 455 meters, the booth can accommodate 28 people. Departure every 20 min.
I took the last free seat and rejoiced in my luck. But something went wrong. The funicular did not go. It took about twenty minutes, people began to freak out. The workers could not say anything intelligible. Like a problem with the top carriage. Since the system is unified, the lower one does not move either. In the end, I sat, sat and walked.
Some went to the nearest carpet museum with the hope that the funicular would work within an hour. But I don't need a museum, I want Flame Towers. Soared up the mountain like a whirlwind. It turned out to go not so far, about a kilometer. The ascent is not very steep. Only the sidewalks are very narrow.
Wow, what a beauty!
Construction of a shopping center. The sign says Caspian Waterfront Project.
Baku is called "the city of winds", in America Chicago is called "windy city". They are very similarly located, from the observation deck in the Upland Park you can clearly see it. There are no skyscrapers, and everything is different, but I immediately remembered.
Ferris wheel Baku Eye, Mayak restaurant, Crystal Hall arena and National Flag Square
View of the towers from the observation deck. They symbolize the three flames. In the evening, the view is even more spectacular. The surface of the buildings is covered with LED screens. I even made a video of what I do in the most exceptional cases. I will make a separate post about evening Baku. Who can be impatient can look at my Youtube channel... And I posted something on Facebook. Subscribe and find out everything first;)
Jeyran is one of the mascots of the 2015 European Games, which took place in Baku. There is also a Nar (pomegranate), I found it in the Seaside Park, then I will show it.
There is a TV tower on a nearby mountain. Hmm, I thought, why don't I go there. And she went :)
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