Flame Towers
Three Curved Skyscrapers Up To 190 M Tall, Finished In 2012, Covered In LED Screens That Show Flames, The National Flag And Animations Each Night. They Hold A Luxury Hotel, Apartments And Offices, So Most Visitors See Them From Outside Rather Than Enter. · Baku, Baku
The Flame Towers are three curved glass skyscrapers on a hill above Baku Bay, finished in 2012 and now the best-known shape on the city skyline. The tallest rises about 190 m. Their faces are covered in LED screens that, after dark, show flames, the red, blue and green of the national flag and a changing set of animations, visible from most of the city and far out on the water. The buildings hold a luxury hotel, private apartments and offices, so there is NO general public entry and no viewing deck: you look from outside. The best places are the Boulevard on the seafront, the hilltop park above, the Old City walls and the far shore at Bibi-Heybat. It is a photo stop of about 30 minutes, worth building into an evening walk rather than a trip of its own. Viewing is free, and Baku wind is real, so dress for it. Spring and autumn evenings are the most comfortable, and the hill park, the seafront and the walls each give a different frame. Hotel cafes and restaurants inside are open to paying guests, at high prices.
Three flame-shaped skyscrapers on a hill above Baku Bay, visible across the city and from the Boulevard, with the viewing park Dagustu Park beside the base, Baku, Baku, Azerbaijan
The towers can be seen at any hour from public ground and cost nothing. The LED show runs after dark, so the evening, from dusk into the night, is the time to come. The hotel cafes and restaurants open on their own hours, usually from morning to late evening. Offices and residences are private and closed to visitors. Confirm hotel venue hours locally.