Azerbaijan Tower
Azerbaijan
is planning to build the world’s tallest building – taller than both the Burj
Khalifa and the upcoming Kingdom Tower to be built in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Azerbaijan Tower, which is set to break ground
in 2015, will rise more than a kilometer
in height, or 3,444 feet, upon its completion in 2018 or 2019,
The Azerbaijan Tower is being built on a
series of artificial islands, called the Khazar Islands, constructed in the
Caspian Sea off Garadag, southwest of Baku.
The tower
is the centerpiece for a massive, $100 billion mixed-use master plan with
housing, schools, retail and a Formula 1 racetrack.
Developers
plan to break ground on the tower in 2015, with construction is slated to
finish by 2019. The entire Khazar Islands are expected to be finished by 2022.
