German
company Lürssen has launched Azzam, the world’s largest private yacht,
eclipsing the previous record holder, Roman Abramovich‘s 533-foot Eclipse.
Designed by
Nauta Yachts in Italy, the 526.160.000Euro ($609 million) Azzam is almost two football fields
long and rivals the size of some cruise ships. It took four years to complete
from concept to construction.
Amongst
many other features the yacht has a main salon with a length of 29 m and a beam
of 18m with an open plan and no pillars.
The
interior decoration was undertaken by Christophe Leoni, whose brief was to
create “a sophisticated and luxurious interior in a turn of the century
‘Empire’ style”.
The Azzam
will travel in excess of 30 knots, powered by a combination of 2 gas turbines
and 2 diesel engines with a total of 94000 horse powers; she will require a
50-person crew to maintain her.
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