Azerbaijan Tower in Baku, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Tower in Baku, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Tower in Baku, Azerbaijan

The president of the Avesta Group of Companies, Ibrahim Ibrahimov, stated that the Azerbaijan Tower would rise to about 1,050 m (3,445 ft) with 189 floors.

 

The $2 billion tower is to be the centerpiece of the Khazar Islands, a $100 billion city of 41 artificial islands that will spread 3,000 hectares over the Caspian Sea. 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.All of these facilities are planned to be able to withstand up to magnitude 9.0 earthquakes. The city will be equipped with 150 bridges and a large municipal airport to connect the islands to the mainland.

Azerbaijan Tower in Baku, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Tower in Baku, Azerbaijan

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”.
Construction on the Azerbaijan Tower is set to begin in 2015 and will be completed around 2019. The Khazar Islands are scheduled to be finished between 2020 and 2025.
Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan_Tower

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