Baku

Azerbaijan

Facts

Population

2,122,300 (2012)

Area

2,130 km² • 822 mi²

Density

996.4 people per km²

2,580.6 people per mi²

First 150m+ Building

Tallest Building

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#
134

Tallest City in

the World

#
83

Tallest City in

Asia
#
1

Tallest City in

Azerbaijan

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 Crescent City Office Building
210 m / 689  ft
2 SOCAR Tower
195.9 m / 643  ft
3 Flame Tower 1
181.8 m / 596  ft
4 The Crescent Place
170 m / 558  ft
5 Ministry of Taxes
168.4 m / 552  ft
6 The Crescent Hotel
166 m / 545  ft
7 Flame Tower 2
164.6 m / 540  ft
8 Flame Tower 3
160.8 m / 528  ft
9 SOFAZ Tower
140 m / 459  ft
10 Port Baku Residence Block A
135 m / 443  ft

CTBUH People & Events

2018 Tall Building Predictions

17 January 2018

Twisting Tall Buildings

18 August 2016

Videos

19 September 2012

Innovative and Sustainable High-Rise Façade Systems in Asia

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Research

01 August 2020

Assessment of Risk Factors to Cost and Schedule in High-Rise Building Projects

High-rise projects routinely suffer from delays and cost overruns, which can result in severe economic consequences, or even failure to complete. The lack of risk...

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Research

30 January 2020

Tall Building Predictions for 2020

The combined brains of the CTBUH editorial and database staff boldly predict what might happen across the global skyscraper industry in 2020. Check out our...

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