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 | |
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ბაბილონის კოშკი | |
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  Location within Georgia | |
| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Location | Batumi, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 41°39′01″N 41°37′46″E / 41.6503°N 41.6295°E |
| Construction started | April 2013 |
| Completed | June 2024 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 171.7 m (563 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 46 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Tago Architects |
| Website | |
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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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- ^ a b Walker, Shaun (September 8, 2012). "Batumi: From black hole to Black Sea paradise". The Independent. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Dinah Spritzer, "Next Stop: Glamour revives port of Batumi", New York Times, September 9, 2010.
- ^ Interview with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, elakata somlakiki.com
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Government Sells "Babylon Tower" for 24.9 million GEL". bm.ge. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
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