The tallest tower in Baku. Flame Towers in Baku - the tallest buildings in Azerbaijan

Flame Towers in Baku - the tallest buildings in Azerbaijan

Today we invite you to visit an amazing place, the Land of Fire - Azerbaijan. And we'll talk about Towers of flame– unusual and interesting buildings, symbols of the country of light and warmth. If you want to know more, then read on!

Where are the Towers of Flame?

The unusual and symbolic Flame Towers are located in Baku - the city of bright lights and incredible memories.

Flame Towers- these are three tall buildings, somewhat similar to a sail, somewhat like “tongues” of flame. The height of these flames 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 a little lower.

Especially beautiful view The Tower of Flame opens at night, when the earth is illuminated only by the light of the moon and the sky is filled with stars. In the dark, three buildings become supposedly alive! The play of colors and light fascinates and makes you forget about all your problems. Sometimes, during the light show, it really seems that the three buildings are real flames.

Construction of Flame Towers in Baku

Construction of buildings in Baku began back in 2007. Previously already in place existing Towers The Moscow Hotel was on fire.

Already in 2012, the tallest buildings of Baku and all of Azerbaijan appeared before residents and tourists in all their glory. The project developed by the American bureau of the NOC was not just successful. It was one of the most successful projects in history. And the idea did not come by chance - the history of Azerbaijan helped here.

The first building houses offices, the second has become a residential building, and the third has become a five-star hotel. Fairmont Baku, consisting of three hundred and forty-seven numbers.

Architecture of the Flame Towers in Baku

Towers of Fire 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, if only because they are a symbol of both Baku and Azerbaijan. And not only because the shape is very plausible and similar to 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 Flame Towers are not just an unusual and unique object, but also a place full of history and significance for anyone who is interested in unusual corners of the world.

Towers of Flame on the map

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Baku is changing right before our eyes! Every day in the capital of Azerbaijan, new buildings, public centers, and skyscrapers appear. However, the scale of this is not yet comparable to that in Dubai. 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 go on for a long time. In both cities, active construction is underway using gas and oil money. These cities are becoming business centers of their region, investors from all over the world are increasingly looking at them, and best architects planets dream of one day being invited to build buildings there.

To be even more like its Arab “big brother”, Baku is even planning to build an artificial archipelago, the Khazar Islands. The Azerbaijan Tower will become its high-rise dominant.

The height of this skyscraper will be 1050 meters (189 floors), which is 50 meters higher than the Kingdom Tower - the tallest structure announced for construction in the world. 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. The result will be residential, public and office buildings for the 1 million people living and working there. In particular, it is planned to build 150 schools and 50 hospitals on the Khazar Islands. Shopping and cultural centers, parks, sports complexes and even a track for Formula 1 racing. The total area of the reclaimed territory will be 2000 hectares. A system of bridges and multi-lane highways will connect this new area with the center of Baku.

Construction of the record-high Azerbaijan Tower skyscraper is scheduled to begin in 2015. They plan to put it into operation in 2018-2019 (Kingdom Tower is expected to appear in 2016-2017). The entire Khazar Islands project must be fully implemented before 2022.

I love skyscrapers and architecture in general. Contrary to popular belief that all the interesting things 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-story towers are simply mesmerizing in their appearance, like complex engineering structures. However, I got distracted, sorry, I’m talking about Baku. In the photo are Flame Towers, the famous Flame Towers, which have become one of the symbols of the city. On the first day I went to look at them.

Fountain "Bahram-gur". The sculpture depicts the Sasanian Shahinshah of Iran slaying a dragon. This is an episode of Nizami Ganjavi's poem "Seven Beauties". I hope you remember who Nizami Ganjavi is.

Skyscrapers are on the mountain. You can go upstairs by cable car. I am partial to this type of transport, and was glad to combine business with pleasure. The fare is 0.50 manat, 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 navigation address https://naviaddress.com/994/922727

The funicular appeared in Baku in 1960. There was a long period when he did not work. In the early 2000s, the funicular was repaired and launched. The length of the tracks is 455 meters, the cabin can accommodate 28 people. Departure every 20 minutes.

I took the last empty seat and rejoiced at my luck. But something went wrong. The funicular was not moving. Twenty minutes passed, people began to freak out. The workers could not say anything intelligible. Looks like there's a problem with the top trailer. Since the system is single, the lower one does not move either. In the end, I sat, sat and walked.

Some went to the nearby carpet museum with the hope that the funicular would be operational within the hour. But I don't want a museum, I want Flame Towers. It flew up the mountain like a whirlwind. It turned out to be not that far to go, about a kilometer. The climb 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 the “windy city”. They are located very similarly, and this is clearly visible from the observation deck in Nagorny Park. There are no skyscrapers, and everything is different, but I immediately remembered it.

Baku Eye Ferris Wheel, Mayak Restaurant, Crystal Hall Arena and National Flag Square

View of the towers from the observation deck. They symbolize 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. If you can't wait, you can check out my Youtube channel. And I posted something on Facebook. Subscribe and be the first to know;)

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 Primorsky Park, I’ll show it later.

There is a TV tower on a nearby mountain. Hmm, I thought, why don’t I go there. And off I went :)

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Comparisons between Baku and Dubai can go on for a long time. In both cities, active construction is underway using gas and oil money. These cities are becoming the business centers of their region, investors from all over the world are increasingly looking at them, and the best architects on the planet dream of one day being invited to build buildings there.

To be even more like its Arab “big brother”, Baku is even planning to build an artificial archipelago, the Khazar Islands. The Azerbaijan Tower will become its high-rise dominant.

The height of this skyscraper will be 1050 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. The result will be residential, public and office buildings for the 1 million people living and working there. In particular, it is planned to build 150 schools and 50 hospitals on the Khazar Islands. Shopping and cultural centers, parks, sports complexes and even a Formula 1 racing track will be created here. The total area of the reclaimed territory will be 2,000 hectares. A system of bridges and multi-lane highways will connect this new area with the center of Baku.

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Recently, many new buildings have been built in the capital. Some of them differ not only in height, but also in architectural features. Our website has prepared material about ten such buildings:

1. TV tower

The Baku Television Tower, 130 meters high, began to be built back in 1979. It was the very first tall building in the capital. In addition, in terms of its height, it is the 34th tower in the world. There is a restaurant on the 67th floor of the TV tower, which offers stunning panoramic views of the city.

2 . SOCAR Tower

B The Socar building, the new administrative building of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), located on Heydar Aliyev Avenue, was built in 2010.

3. Crescent Development Project

This building is still under construction. Crescent Development Project is a 433-storey business center, 203 meters high, located on the shores of the Caspian Sea. This complex will include hotels and shopping and entertainment centers. This project is already considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the capital.

4. Flame Towers (Flame Towers)

The 190-meter building is a complex of three multi-storey buildings. These include hotels, apartments and offices. The total area of the building is 235,000 square meters. This complex, built in 2007-2013, resembling the flame of a fire, is considered one of the best attractions for tourists.

5. Sofaz Tower

The twenty-six storey building of the State Oil Fund, the Sophaz Tower, was designed by a French company Inter Art Etudes . In addition to a two-story underground parking, a three-story podium, 18 open floors, 3 technical floors, the building has a library, a museum, a conference hall for 200 people, restaurants, and much more.

6. Yelkən Ypwer Baku(Sail Tower)

The Sail Tower or Trump Tower is a 130-meter-tall building consisting of 33 floors. The building has 72 apartments and 189 private hotel rooms. The building is located on H. Aliyev Street in the Narimanov district of the capital. Construction of the skyscraper began in 2008 and was completed in 2015. The building has 11 elevators.

7. Azersu Office Tower

August 9, 2012 Korean construction company Heerim Architects won the tender to develop a new office building for the company Azersu . The company designed the building in the shape of a drop of water. In November 2013, construction began on the first floor of the building. However, then, in 2016. the implementation of the construction of the project was transferred to companies ALKE İnşaat and Tijaret . Currently, work is underway on interior finishing.

8. Port Baku Towers

This building was built on Neftchilyar Avenue, next to the seaport of Baku. The complex has 2 towers. Class A tower rooms. There are shopping areas, an international spa and wellness complex, restaurants, cafes, and parking for 1,200 cars.

9. Demirchi Tpwer

This is a 25-story business center located next to the Khatai metro station. The building has 30 floors in total. There is a paid garage.

10. Baku Tower

This is a 52-story office building, which is being built on Heydar Aliyev Avenue, 109. The construction of this skyscraper is carried out by the company Avzil Construction LLC . This 249-meter building will be one of the tallest buildings in Azerbaijan.

It should be noted that the top 10 tallest buildings in Baku were created based on the list provided by the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Objects	Height	Year of foundation
TV tower	310 m.	1979
Socar Tower	209 m.	2015
Crescent Development Project	203 m.	2016
Flame Tower	109 m.	2013
Sofaz Tower	140 m.	2014
Yelkən Tower	130 m.	2014
Azərsu ASC	124 m.	2015
Port Baku Tower	120 m.	2011
D emerchi Tower	107 m.	2013
Baku Tower	249 m.	2014