Azerbaijan Tower Explained

Azerbaijan Tower
Native Name:Azərbaycan Qala
Native Name Lang:az
Former Names:Tower of Khazar
Location:Khazar Islands, Azerbaijan
Coordinates:40.2413°N 49.6342°W
Owner:Azerbaijan
Cost:(AZM 3.4-5.1 billion)$2–3 billion[1]
Floor Area:7.56 million sqft.
Top Floor:189
Floor Count:189
Building Type:Mixed Use
Architectural Style:Neo-Futurism
Megatall skyscraper
Architectural:1050abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Elevator Count:69
Developer:Avesta Concern

The Azerbaijan Tower was a planned[2] megatall skyscraper that had been intended to be constructed on the Khazar Islands, 25 km (16 mi) south of Baku, Azerbaijan.[3]

Overview

The president of the Avesta Group of Companies, Ibrahim Ibrahimov, stated that the Azerbaijan Tower would rise to about 1051abbr=onNaNabbr=on with 189 floors.[4] [5] [6]

The $2 billion tower was to have been the centerpiece of the Khazar Islands, a $100 billion city of 41 artificial islands that was to have spread 3,000 hectares over land reclaimed from the Caspian Sea.[4] [7] [8] The city is being planned to house 1 million residents, contain 150 schools, 50 hospitals and daycare centers, numerous parks, shopping malls, cultural centers, university campuses, and a Formula 1 quality racetrack.[4] [7] All of these facilities are planned to be able to withstand up to magnitude 9.0 earthquakes.[3] [9] The city will be equipped with 150 bridges and a large municipal airport to connect the islands to the mainland.[4] [7] [10] Ibrahim told reporters that American, Turkish, Arab and Chinese investors have already shown their interest in the project that will be, in his words, like a "new Venice".[8] [11]

Construction on the Azerbaijan Tower was planned to begin in 2015 and be completed by around 2019.[4] Later, this construction project was cancelled. The Khazar Islands are scheduled to be finished between 2020 and 2025.[10] [12] [13] But taking into account the scope of the project, some specialists think it will be completed only after 2030.[14]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carbon-Fiber Tape Takes Elevators To New Heights . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . June 30, 2013.
  2. Web site: Azerbaijan Tower - The Skyscraper Center. 2020-06-16. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  3. Web site: Azerbaijan to build world's tallest skyscraper. Azernews. January 30, 2012.
  4. Web site: Medina. Samuel. Azerbaijan To Build One Kilometer-Tall Skyscraper. Architizer. February 9, 2012. May 22, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130704071758/http://www.architizer.com/en_us/blog/dyn/38638/azerbaijan-to-build-one-kilometer-tall-skyscraper/. July 4, 2013. dead.
  5. Web site: Quick . Darren. World's tallest building proposed for Azerbaijan. Gizmag. February 9, 2012.
  6. Web site: Taylor. Adam. INTRODUCING THE AZERBAIJAN TOWER: Soon To Be The World's Tallest Building. Business Insider. February 9, 2012.
  7. Web site: Iliaifar. Amir. $2 billion Azerbaijan Tower to usurp Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Tower as world's tallest. Digital Trends. February 10, 2012.
  8. Web site: Alexander. Anila. Azerbaijan Plans World's Tallest Tower At 'New Venice' (PHOTOS). International Business Times. April 13, 2012.
  9. Web site: Medina. Samuel. Azerbaijan's Plans for a One Kilometer-Tall Skyscraper. The Altlantic Cities. February 9, 2012. June 25, 2012. September 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120911131731/http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2012/02/azerbaijan-build-one-kilometer-tall-skyscraper/1188/. dead.
  10. Web site: Cameron. Charley. Azerbaijan's Avesta Group Unveils Plan to Build New World's Tallest Tower. Inhabitat. February 10, 2012.
  11. Web site: Evgrashina. Lada. Antidze . Margarita . Azerbaijan plans 'new Venice' . Toronto Sun. April 12, 2012.
  12. Web site: Khawaja . Moign . Azerbaijan Tower to challenge Burj Khalifa's glory . Arabian Gazette . April 15, 2012 . May 22, 2012 . March 23, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130323030432/http://arabiangazette.com/azerbaijan-tower-burj-khalifa/ . dead .
  13. Web site: Li. Roland. Azerbaijan Tower: The Next Tallest Building in the World? (SLIDESHOW). International Business Times. February 9, 2012.
  14. Web site: Home | MosBuild. 2017-09-12. 2017-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912192649/https://www.worldbuild365.com/news/ey7dum4kd/industry-news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-construction-in-azerbaijan. dead.

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