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Actor Sir Roger Moore, joined Colin Paterson (standing in for Simon Mayo) to talk about his biography 'My Word Is My Bond'.
The Flame Towers (Azerbaijani: Alov qüllələri) are a group of three skyscrapers in Baku, Azerbaijan. The main contractor, Dia Holdings, is owned by actors that are linked to Azerbaijan's ruling Aliyev family's network of offshore companies.
The height of the tallest tower is 182 m (597 ft). The three flame-shaped towers are intended to symbolize the elements of fire, and are a reference to Azerbaijan's nickname "The Land of Fire", historically rooted in a region where natural gas flares emit from the ground and Zoroastrian worshipers considered flames to be a symbol of the divine (notably at the Ateshgah of Baku and Yanar Dag).
The three buildings (South, East and West) consist of 130 residential apartments over 33 floors, a Fairmont hotel tower that consists of 250 rooms and 61 serviced apartments, and office blocks that provides a net 33,114 square meters of office space.
Construction
The cost of Flame Towers was an estimated US$350 million. Construction began in 2007, with completion in 2012. HOK was the architect for the project, DIA Holdings served as the design-build contractor, and Hill International provided project management.
Illumination
The Flame Towers are completely covered with LED screens that display the movement of a fire, visible from the farthest points of the city. The facades of the three Flame Towers function as large display screens with the use of more than 10,000 high-power LED luminaires, supplied by the Osram subsidiary Traxon Technologies and Vetas Electric Lighting. The light show transitions from giant flames, the colours of the Azerbaijani flag, a figure waving a flag, and giant tanks of water being filled. Transition times are approximately 2 minutes.
In culture
The buildings are featured in Extreme Engineering, a documentary television series that airs on the Discovery Channel and the Science Channel. The episode called "Azerbaijan's Amazing Transformation" was broadcast on 22 April 2011 as part of Season 9.
The Flame Towers also appeared prominently in trailers before many entries for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 hosted in Baku (and, in the next 4 years, with the pre song trailer based in the singer's home area, features in the trailer before the Azerbaijan song).
The towers are also a prominent landmark in the video game Battlefield 4, with the first level of the single player campaign taking place in Baku. Additionally, the towers were shown frequently during coverage of the initial Formula One European Grand Prix held in Baku.
A peer-reviewed publication in 2020 noted that the Flame Towers "...are something of a Potemkin edifice in that one of the towers houses a Fairmont Hotel while the other two are unoccupied."
August 13, 2016 - Mayor Martin Walsh shakes hands with actor William Shatner during a question and answer session at the Boston Comic Con. (Mayor's Office Photo by Jeremiah Robinson)
2018 - Day 1 - Comiccon Brussels
Stanislav Yanevski(BUL) We've received so many request after the next actor's appearance at Comic Con Gent this summer that we decided to invite him for Comic Con Brussels! This February hold on to your broomsticks, don't call it a comeback, here is Stanislav Yanevski(BUL) known as none other than the original Viktor Krum! The Durmstrang Champion, arguably the world's best Seeker and Hermione's first love interest, the famous Bulgarian Seeker and Champion in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! He was chosen from 650 other people who auditioned for the part. He was a dark and mysterious character in the movies, but had a lot of sympathy from his numerous fans for his Quidditch accomplishments. Gathering all his courage he even asked Hermione out to the Yule Ball and even though he has a quiet and reserved exterior Hermione later on said he was a genuinely nice person and a gentleman. He also starred in Hostel: Part II by Quentin Tarantino's protege Eli Roth. He'll be a guest at Comic Con Brussels 2018 and will be available for autographs and photoshoots.
FINALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HEART OF EUROPE!
You will find us at the beautiful Tour & Taxis site near the Brussels North train station. At Comic Con Brussels you will find Dealers, Artists, Actors, ... It's a Con that brings together all the things you love:
MOVIES, GAMING, COMICS, MANGA, COLLECTIBLES, ANIME, TV, CLOTHING, TOYS AND GADGETS AND A LOT MORE!
Hope to see you there! We will have a blast!