Azure Tower, also known as Babillon Tower (Georgian: ბაბილონის კოშკი) is a skyscraper under construction in Batumi, Georgia. It is 171.7 meters[1] tall (47 stories[2]). The Babillon Tower will become one of many new buildings constructed in Batumi in recent years, leading to a renewal of the tourist industry.[3] The construction is overseen by Omer Ilknur[2] and was to include a 4-star hotel, a casino, residences, social facilities, shops, offices, cafes, restaurants, and bars.[4]

Babillon Tower
ბაბილონის კოშკი
Babillon Tower is located in Georgia
Babillon Tower
Location within Georgia
General information
StatusUnder construction
TypeMixed-use
LocationBatumi, Georgia
Coordinates41°39′01″N 41°37′46″E / 41.6503°N 41.6295°E / 41.6503; 41.6295
Construction startedApril 2013
CompletedJune 2024
Height
Architectural171.7 m (563 ft)
Technical details
Floor count46
Design and construction
Architect(s)Tago Architects
Website
polides.com/project/azure-tower-interior-design/

As of May 2019, the Government of Georgia sold the Babillon Tower multi-story building to MC Construction, located in the center of Batumi. The online auction started at 24.5 million GEL, 33% less than the previous unsuccessful auction. Babylon Tower was supposed to be completed in 2015, but the developer of the project TAM GEO LLC[5] did not fulfill their obligations.[6]

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  1. ^ "News 101882". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  2. ^ a b Walker, Shaun (September 8, 2012). "Batumi: From black hole to Black Sea paradise". The Independent. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Dinah Spritzer, "Next Stop: Glamour revives port of Batumi", New York Times, September 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Interview with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, elakata somlakiki.com
  5. ^ Kondratov, Valeriy V.; Petrov, Vadim A.; Kovalinskiy, Sergey S. (2016). "Calculational and Experimental Studies for Dynamic Interaction of Rail Bridge Spans and Abutments". Proceedings of Petersburg Transport University. 13 (3): 344–352. doi:10.20295/1815-588x-2016-3-344-352. ISSN 1815-588X.
  6. ^ "Government Sells "Babylon Tower" for 24.9 million GEL". bm.ge. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
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