Flame Towers
| Flame Towers | |
|---|---|
| Alov Qüllələri | |
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Flame Towers in 2015 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete (MOO) |
| Type | office, residential, hotel, shopping mall |
| Architectural style | Highrise, glass |
| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Construction started | October 2007 |
| Opening | 2013 |
| Cost | US$350 million |
| Owner | Azinko Development MMC |
| Height | |
| Roof |
182 m (597 ft) - Flame Tower 1[1] 165 m (541 ft) - Flame Tower 2[2] 161 m (528 ft) - Flame Tower 3[3] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 33/30/28 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | HOK |
| Structural engineer | Balkar Mühendislik |
| Main contractor | DIA Holding Azerbaijan |
Flame Towers (Azerbaijani: Alov Qüllələri) is the tallest skyscraper in Baku, Azerbaijan with a height of 190 m (620 ft). The buildings consist of apartments, a hotel and office blocks. The estimated cost of Flame Towers is around US$350 million. Construction began in 2007, with completion in 2012.[4] HOK was the architect for the project, DIA Holdings served as the design-build contractor, and Hill International provided project management.[5]
The Flame Towers consist of three buildings; south, east and west. The facades of the three Flame Towers are turned into gigantic display screens with the use of more than 10,000 high-power LED luminaires, supplied by the Osram subsidiary Traxon Technologies and Vetas Electric Lighting.[6]
On 5 June 2014, Lamborghini opened a branch in Azerbaijan for the first time. Its dealership is located on the ground floor of the East tower of the Flame Towers.
Illumination
The Flame Towers are completely covered with the LED screens that display the movement of a fire visible from the farthest points of the city.[7]
In popular culture
The building was featured in Extreme Engineering, a documentary television series that airs on the Discovery Channel and the Science Channel. The episode called "Azerbaijan's Amazing Transformation" was broadcast on 22 April 2011 as part of Season 9. The Flame Towers also appeared prominently in trailers before many entries for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 hosted in Baku (and, in the next 4 years, with the pre song trailer based in the singer's home area, features in the trailer before the Azerbaijan song). The towers are also a prominent landmark in Battlefield 4, with the first level of the single player campaign taking place in Baku. Additonally, the towers were shown frequently during coverage of the initial Formula 1 European Grand Prix held in Baku.
Gallery
Flame Towers from TV tower
References
- ↑ http://www.emporis.com/building/flame-tower-1-baku-azerbaijan
- ↑ http://www.emporis.com/building/flametower2-baku-azerbaijan
- ↑ http://www.emporis.com/building/flametower3-baku-azerbaijan
- ↑ "Baku to open Flame Tower". trend.az. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ↑ HOK (2014-09-29). "Baku Flame Towers". HOK. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
- ↑ http://www.vetasled.com
- ↑ Flame Towers on Youtube
External links
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Coordinates: 40°23′43″N 49°52′56″E / 40.39528°N 49.88222°E
