Azerbaijan Tower is the tallest building in the world of the future. Flame towers in Baku

Modern Baku is a city of contrasts, where ancient buildings are harmoniously combined with the latest architectural achievements. Famous foreign architects embody their most daring futuristic ideas here, turning Baku into an ambitious city. "Moscow-Baku" brings to your attention the ten 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 Baku residents and guests of the city. The Heydar Aliyev Center was designed by the world famous architect Zaha Hadid. There are no straight lines in the design of the postmodern building. And the closer you get to the Center, the more you notice how the building rises from the ground in a wave, then falls down again, as if personifying infinity and continuation. The center, distinguished by its multifunctionality and being a unique example of architecture, has already been included in the list of world architecture. The building houses a museum, a conference hall, a library, etc.

2 Flame Towers
The architects of Flame Towers were inspired by the history of the land of fire and decided to create a project that could become a new symbol of modern Baku. The towers have become the highest building in Azerbaijan and their appearance resembles flames. Today, three "fiery" towers are visible from the farthest points of the city and are calling card 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 display the movement of the fire. The effect of torches is visually created, which emphasizes the main idea of the project, which lies in their name - "Flame Towers". Flame Towers was declared the winner of the MIPIM 2013 competition - the largest investment exhibition of innovative projects in the European real estate market - in the nomination " The best hotel and tourist centre". And the lighting of the Flame Towers was voted the best in the world by skyscrapercity.com, the influential urban planning forum.

3. State Museum carpet
The Azerbaijan Carpet Museum was erected on Baku Boulevard, a favorite place for recreation for 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. About 14 thousand exhibits are stored here, in addition to carpets and rugs, these are metal products, clothes, ceramic, wooden items, jewelry, books, a unique collection of photographs.

4. Baku Crystal Hall
Baku Crystal Hall was erected on the shore of the Caspian Sea, on the state flag square. This complex is intended for holding 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 23,000 people and, according to the assurances of the builders, "in the event of any emergency, all visitors to the stadium can be evacuated in eight minutes."

The façade of Crystal Hall is equipped with numerous modern dynamic lighting installations that allow you to create various effects. Luminous crystals with thousands of light panels allow you to reflect more than 45 thousand color shades and create bright architectural illumination at night.

5. Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport
Today we can safely say that one of the most unusual air terminals in the world is located in Baku. Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport is a vivid embodiment of the fact that an airport can be not only a convenient infrastructure facility, but also a masterpiece of architecture, a real hallmark of the country. From a height, the futuristic terminal building resembles a huge plane soaring over the runway. The four floors of the building at all levels are entwined from the inside with structures of a kind of “cocoons” made of oak veneer, and the cafes, bars, and shopping kiosks in the Salam Lounges business area on the top floor were hidden by the architects in wooden hemispheres.

6 SOCAR Tower
The 42-storey skyscraper SOCAR Tower 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 design idea of the skyscraper. The original SOCAR tower project included two towers, which, curling around each other, made up one whole building. Over time, changes were made to the project. Now it is one tower, which is slightly split 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 façade itself is undulating from base to top, another reference to the flame theme.
During the construction of the building, the most modern technologies were applied. Thus, the building is provided with TWIN elevators, the peculiarity of which is that in one shaft, one above the other, there are two cabins that move 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 become the business center of the capital. The tower was built according to the project of the Korean company Heerim Architects, which proposed a building project 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, ended up next door on Heydar Aliyev Avenue.

8. Trump Hotel Baku
Baku has also drawn the attention of US tycoon Donald Trump. The new creative building of modern Baku - the 33-storey Trump International Hotel & Tower Baku - will open soon. The tower will house 72 luxury apartments and 189 hotel rooms. And Ivanka Trump, the daughter of the tycoon, came several times to follow the construction process. “When we open in 2015, visitors and residents of our building will see not only luxury real estate that is unparalleled in Baku, but also some of the best in the world,” Trump Organization President Donald Trump said.

Rising above the Caspian Sea, Trump Baku is an oasis in the middle of a bustling city. The building is located on a busy intersection, but surrounded by extensive gardens, fountains and park paths. The façade of the building has a characteristic bright silhouette, reminiscent of a sail mast 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, the construction of the grandiose The Crescent Development Project is underway, which will consist of three buildings: the Crescent Hotel, the Crescent City business center, and the residence and shopping and entertainment center Crescent Place. The most unusual thing in this complex is the hotel building, which is built in the shape of a crescent, the ends of which rest with their "horns" on the water surface. The architects assure that the arched configuration of the skyscraper will not affect the interior of the building, as it rests on both sides of the multi-storey towers, which create additional volume and support the entire hotel. A 35-storey hotel is being built in the sea, on a man-made island, at a distance of 100 meters from the shore. The construction of the complex is expected to be completed in 2016.

10. Khazar Islands New City
An analogue of the ambitious Dubai Palm project 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 microdistricts. In total, the archipelago will occupy 24 sq. km - length will be 8 km, width - 3 km. Most residential buildings on the Khazar Islands will be 25 storeys, with some islands having 40-60 storey buildings. The construction of the main part of the project requires 60 billion dollars. This entire amount will be attracted from external sources - 30 billion dollars will be foreign investment, and the same amount will come from the sale of apartments. The project is still at the early construction stage.

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Flame Towers, Baku, Azerbaijan.

The incredible construction boom in Baku over the past years - new hotels, office buildings, skyscrapers, modern art museums ... all this is amazing! This report is about how contemporary art and architecture can be organically integrated into a centuries-old layer richest history. Flame Towers is a new symbol of the capital. As well as a story about the world's most famous woman architect Zaha Hadid and her ambitious project in Baku.

Korean architects from Heerim Architects , decided to bring a little variety to the landscape of Baku. Their project of two hotels in the capital of Azerbaijan will bring a new stream to architectural ensemble cities. It is likely that the customers of the project are haunted by the laurels of another oil power shocking the public with extraordinary projects, one of the hotels resembles a project exhibition center in Arab Emirates Rem Koolhaas.

Moving around Baku, you see cranes and scaffolding all the time. In the city, I noted three areas of construction: firstly, it is the repair and beautification of the old rear and facades of buildings of the Soviet era. Everything looks in the same style in one eye-pleasing color. All facades of the building along the central highways are ideal, very beautifully illuminated at night. This will be a separate report. Secondly - I saw a great example of what Old city need to be protected, not built up, as in my city. In Kyiv, in fact, in the city center over the past 20 years, an incredible number of absolutely tasteless buildings have been built that have erased the authenticity of the old city. In Baku, the old city was preserved and put in order, entry into it was limited, buildings were repaired, even a little overzealous with repairs, this will also be a separate article. They try to stylize modern buildings in the center, keeping the general concept of the street or quarter.

Thirdly, it is modern construction. The scale is amazing! Probably, in the post-Soviet space only Moscow can be compared in terms of the ratio of the number of facilities under construction, but these are absolutely incommensurable cities in terms of scale!

The victory in the Eurovision Song Contest has become a significant catalyst for construction in Baku, almost all new facilities should be put into operation by the spring of 2012. locals they say that the city is changing literally before our eyes, for a month the same building can not be recognized. A modern shopping center in the city center and the Hilton hotel. AT mall- side elements - even towers in London, in my opinion they look very good, especially at night ">

The new building of the Carpet Museum, reminiscent of an unfolding carpet. And here is an interesting detail - in the middle ground there is a small tower that shows the time "15:10", this is a Soviet-era construction, previously used as a parachute attraction. Now they decided to keep it as one of the favorite symbols of the old city, even the old electronic scoreboard was left the same! Although near the modern embankment.

Pay attention to this shot - the building on the left is designed in the old style, although it is a modern building. In general, there are very few buildings that, with their novelty, would not fit into the look of the city.

It was very nice to see that absolutely everything, even very small parks and squares in the city, look perfect. Well-groomed lawns, benches, fountains, lighting... Everything is very nice and pretty. Everywhere is perfectly clean!

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Flame Towers have definitely become a symbol of the new Baku. Flame is a flame, and one of the slogans of Azerbaijan is the phrase “Land of Fire” (“Land of Fire”). 3 flames have been part of the coat of arms of Baku since 1883!

The towers are already fascinating, it remains only to imagine how it will look after the opening. The construction budget is 350 million dollars. These are three towers, 34, 37 and 39 floors, respectively, which will house a hotel, offices, and residential premises. Total area - 350.000 sq.m. The opening is scheduled for early 2012. The buildings are located on a hill and are visible from almost anywhere in the city and from the sea. The project takes into account the fact that Baku is located in a zone of constant winds and increased seismic activity. The towers fit perfectly into the urban landscape, are visible from anywhere in the city.
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31.”Heydar Aliyev Center”

But the most incredible project, the implementation of which is already close to completion, is the “Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center”. park area, 22m high conference hall, museum, library and sculpture park. The Cultural Center will house a conference hall, 3 classrooms, a library and a museum. This ambitious project will play an important role in the intellectual life of the city. The architectural concept is a synthesis of waves-fluid-folds of skin, each element is unique in its own way and can be used for various purposes. Zaha Hadid was born in 1950 in Baghdad. From 1972 to 1977 she studied at the Architectural Association in London. Zaha Hadid founded his own architectural firm Zaha Hadid Architects in 1980. She proposes options for building a habitable bridge over the Thames (1966), an inverted skyscraper for the English city of Leicester (1994) and a mountaintop club in Hong Kong (1983). She designs the Opera House in Cardiff (1994), the Centers for Contemporary Arts in Ohio (1988) and Rome (1999) ... These and other projects bring her victory in prestigious architectural competitions (the first was won in 1983 in Hong Kong), interest, and then popularity among professionals, but remain on paper. In many ways - because of the unwillingness of customers to accept its non-standard and original design. Gradually, recognition comes to Zaha Hadid. One of the first implemented developments is the fire station of the Vitra furniture company, reminiscent of the Stealth bomber (1993).

32. According to Hadid herself, a surge of interest in her work began after the building of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao was built in 1997, designed by Frank Gehry. The museum in Bilbao has defiantly bold forms and it is from it that the success of such buildings begins. Here are some of her projects: Pavilion Bridge in Zaragoza, Spain:

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34. Left - art center in Abu Dhabi (under construction), top right - Glasgow Transport Museum, bottom right - station cable car in Innsbruck:

35. She is not only an architect, but also a designer of many other things, for example, here is a lamp of her design:

36. The objects she designs are automatically included in the booklets of the main attractions of cities!
But its most ambitious project is currently being built in Baku - the “Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center”:

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42. In September 2011, the frames of the buildings are almost completed, the opening of the complex is planned in the spring of 2012.

45. The story about this project was released on the Discovery channel in the program Extreme Engineering (Season 9, Episode 3) - “Azerbaijan’s Amazing Transformation”. More information about the project here: http://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/heydar-aliyev-cultural-centre/ . And a little postscript... This is a nice sign that indicates renovation work on one of the central squares I really liked this figurine.

46. But not everyone understands this, kids play with a toy builder ">

47. I always have an involuntary comparison of Baku with Dubai, where an ultra-megapolis is built in the desert. With one very significant "but": in Dubai - everything is artificial, bright, but not alive. Everything in Baku is built on a powerful historical layer, where there is culture and history, where the old and the new live very organically with each other. Here, even modern forms already have their own soul. It may be hard to put into words, but you can feel it.

GRAND PARK PLAZA

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS BUILT AT THE ADDRESS: NASIMI DISTRICT, STREET SAMEDA VURGUN, 79

2 buildings;
2 entrances;
25 floors;
176 apartments.
Construction area: 1960 sq.m
Total volume: 172600 cubic meters
Total area of apartments: 36981 sq.m
Living area of apartments: 22546 sq.m

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPLEX

The residential complex Grand Park Plaza is being built by Azinko Holding in the Nasimi district of Baku, next to the building of the Ministry of Finance. The complex consists of two buildings, each with one entrance. It includes three-, four- and five-room apartments, as well as a number of utility facilities: markets, a health center, gyms, etc. A beautiful architectural design, an earthquake-resistant structure, and a densely landscaped area will provide residents with the highest level of comfort and safety. The territory is guarded around the clock. There are all conditions for recreation and entertainment of children. The buildings of the complex are equipped with freight and passenger elevators of the Mitsubishi brand, which meet high international standards. The courtyard goes directly to the Officers' Garden. Stained glass from Belgium is used for cladding of buildings. The complex is provided with a two-storey underground garage. Buyers of apartments are offered a favorable payment system. The complex was designed by highly qualified architects and designers.

BAKU TOWER

BUSINESS CENTER AT ADDRESS: HEYDAR ALIYEV AVENUE, 109

The building of the business center, located at 109 Heydar Aliyev Ave., will eventually become one of the country's leading business centers. His land occupies almost one and a half hectares. The building itself has a total area of 84486 sq.m and a height of 277 m.

The upper floors of the business center will be reserved for a hotel, which is especially convenient for organizing business events when business partners have to communicate quite intensively. The convenient location of the hotel will allow guests to enjoy beautiful views of the city and picturesque bay right from the window of a comfortable room.

The penthouse will have a restaurant with a panoramic view of the city. Here you can order lunch or dine with friends or business partners. In addition to all the necessary infrastructure that contributes to the productive professional activities of tenants, the business center will be equipped with a spacious two-story gym, where you can improve your health in your free time, gaining strength on simulators. For lovers of swimming - both tenants and guests of the hotel - it is planned to build a spacious swimming pool. The developer's project also provides for an elite celebration house.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUILDING OF THE BUSINESS CENTER UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE ADDRESS: NIZAMINS DISTRICT, HEYDAR ALIYEV AVENUE, 109

Square land plot: 1.4834 ha
Tower height: 277m
Number of floors: 52
Total area: 84486 sq.m
Internal area: 71613 sq.m
Basement area: 17613 sq.m

Paris has it's Eiffel Tower. In Moscow, St. Basil's Cathedral draws them in. In Rome, it "s the Colosseum. Athens, its Acropolis. And in Baku-the distinguishable architectural landmark is none other than the Maiden Tower. Azerbaijanis are incredibly proud of this monument that is shrouded in mystery and legend even though scholars and historians are unable to speak with absolute authority about its origins.

Unique in world architecture, this ancient, almost windowless, eight-storey fortress was reconstructed in the 12th century but may have started life as a fire beacon and lookout post as long ago as 500 BC.

Measuring nearly 30m tall and around 16m in diameter, Maiden Tower was once the largest and most impressive building in Azerbaijan. Its century of construction is the subject of much debate, though its present form is the 12th century. The Azeri name, Qyz Qalasy, is usually rendered ‘maiden’s tower’ in English, leading to plenty of patently fictitious fairy-tales. A better translation of Qyz Qalasy would be ‘virgin tower’, alluding to military impenetrability rather than any association with tragic females.

Why is it called Maiden Tower?

The question everyone asks is, "why is it called Maiden Tower?" Well, many legends surround the name. Most of them center around the word-"Maiden." According to one of the most popular legends, a wealthy ruler falling in love with his own daughter and wanted to marry her. Revolted by the thought of incest but unable to disobey her father she stalls, commanding that he build her a tower high enough to survey the full extent of his domain before she decides.

When he completed it, he had still not changed his mind. So she climbed to the top and that "s when she leaped into the sea. As the level of the Caspian Sea has experienced cycles of fluctuation-rising and falling-over the centuries, there is a strong possibility that at one time, the waves did lap at the Tower although today the sea is about a block away (observations show it is getting closer and closer again).

Another story goes the a King used to lock up his virgins in the tower, and would request their "services" when he would visit his Hammam at the base of the tower. Yet another story goes that Baku has never actually been taken in a war, thus it"s a "virgin" tower. There are countless other tales and legends, which is part of the allure. Whatever the reason for the name, it"s still one of the better things to see while visiting Baku. And at only 2 Manat, it's an absolute bargain when compared to other things in the city.

An alternative version accuses Khunsar, the legendary founder of Baku, of locking his guiltless sister in the tower. She threw herself to her death and as retribution God drowned Khunsar's great pastures and created the Caspian Sea.

In fact the term Qiz Qalasi has nothing whatever to do with young, abused female relations. It is a name quite commonly applied to fortress towers - virginity coming from the fact that it was never penetrated by the various attackers who besieged it throughout history. True or not, the name gave defenders of such towers a certain feeling of invincibility.

Maiden Tower's architectural plan, seemingly so simple, consists of walls which at the base are extraordinarily thick, beginning at five meters in depth and gradually narrowing to four meters at the top. Today, dwarfed by the emergence of skyscrappers, it still manages to retain it "s status of Azerbaijan"s unofficial symbol. It is on the national currency, gracing the back of the 10 Manat bill and the 5 Qapik coin. Not to mention countless seals and coat of arms. It lies at the heart of Baku "s Old city and is listed on UNESCO"s (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/958) world heritage list

Historians agree that it has been served as a defensive tower; beyond that some claim it was also a lookout post, a fire beacon, a Zoroastrian tower of silence or even an astronomical observatory. It was certainly an incredibly massive structure for
its era, with walls 5m thick at the base and an unusual projecting buttress. Openings on the south side permit light to enter. The eight floors are linked by steps within the walls, except for the ground floor, where a retractable ladder has now been replaced by a modern iron staircase. A deep well descends from a recess in the 2nd-floor chamber. A mysterious doorway on the 3rd floor opens into thin air; its original function (possibly astronomical) remains unknown.

Today, the interior contains an interesting display of old photographs and a souvenir shop, but the highlight is the superb rooftop viewpoint surveying Baku Bay and the Old City. The views from the top are worth the climb, with a sweeping panorama of the Old City, the new skyscrappers on the hills and the Caspian Sea.

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Construction began in 2014. Active construction began at the end of 2015. It is planned to complete the construction in 2017.

It is located on Heydar Aliyev Avenue. 400 meters to the east is another high-rise SOFAZ Tower. On the opposite side of the avenue is the National Health Center and Shafa Stadium. The skyscraper is located 350 meters south of the Ulduz metro station.

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