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This will be the world's tallest building!

Last updated on: February 10, 2012 13:04 IST

Image: The building will be 3,645 ft tall.
Photographs: Courtesy, Avesta Group/PR

Azerbaijan plans to build the world's tallest building at 3,645 feet.

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This will be the world's tallest building!

Image: The project will be on an artificial island.
Photographs: Courtesy, Avesta Group/PR

An Azerbaijani businessman plans to build it on an artificial island.

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This will be the world's tallest building!

Image: It will have 189 floors.
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The new building will be 1,050 metres high with 189 floors.

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This will be the world's tallest building!

Image: It will be 200 metres higher than Burj Khalifa.
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Azerbaijan Tower will be 200 metres higher than Burj Khalif, the world's current tallest building.

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Image: Avesta originally planned to build a 560-metre tower.
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The developers had originally planned to build a 560-m tower, but revised their plans.

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Image: Avesta has held talks with companies behind Burj Khalifa.
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They have already held talks with the companies that built Burj Khalifa.

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Image: It will be built on Khazar Islands.
Photographs: Courtesy, Avesta Group/PR

The building is planned on Khazar Islands, an artificial islands to be constructed southwest of Baku.

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This will be the world's tallest building!

Image: Construction will start in 2016.
Photographs: Courtesy, Avesta Group/PR

Construction of Azerbaijan Tower will start in 2016 and finish in 2018-19.

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