Flame Towers
Three curved skyscrapers on a hill above Baku, the tallest rising to about 190 metres, completed in 2012. LED screens cover their faces and show flames and flags at night, making them the best known mark of the city skyline.
- Where
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 40.3597, 49.8261
Get the Flame Towers stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Flame Towers. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Baku volume with your photos and a note.
Near Flame Towers
Martyrs' Lane 0.2 km
A hillside memorial and cemetery above Baku, where victims of the Soviet army crackdown of January 1990 are buried alongside those killed in the Karabakh wars. An eternal flame burns in the centre, and the lane has wide views over the bay.
Gulustan Palace 0.5 km
The main state convention centre of the Azerbaijani government, known in the Soviet era as the Gulustan Wedding Palace Complex. It stands on Baku's highland on Istiglaliyyat Street, overlooking the city and Baku Bay, and hosts official ceremonies and receptions.
Azerbaijan National Art Museum 0.6 km
The country's largest art museum, founded in 1936 and housed in two historic buildings on Baku's Niyazi Street. It holds thousands of works of Azerbaijani art, along with European and Russian paintings.
Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall 0.7 km
A concert hall in Baku's central gardens, built in 1912 in a Gothic revival style as a casino. It now stages classical and mugham concerts, and carries the name of the singer Muslim Magomayev.
Azerbaijan Carpet Museum 0.8 km
A museum on the Baku seafront, built in the shape of a rolled carpet and opened in its current building in 2014. It displays carpets and rugs from every weaving region of the country, along with other textile art.
Baku Boulevard 0.9 km
A seaside promenade along the Caspian shore in Baku, first laid out in 1909 and extended since. It has gardens, fountains, cafes, a Ferris wheel and a small carousel, and is a favourite place for an evening walk.
Palace of the Shirvanshahs 0.9 km
A 15th century palace complex on a hill in the Old City, built by the Shirvanshah rulers. It includes the main palace, a mosque, a mausoleum and a burial vault, all in pale local limestone with carved inscriptions.
Baku TV Tower 1.0 km
A concrete telecommunications tower in Baku, finished in 1996 and rising 310 metres. It has an observation deck and a revolving restaurant, and the lights on it can be seen from much of the city.
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Questions
Where is Flame Towers?
Flame Towers is in Baku, Azerbaijan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Martyrs' Lane (0.2 km), Gulustan Palace (0.5 km), Azerbaijan National Art Museum (0.6 km).
How do I get the Flame Towers stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Flame Towers and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Baku volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Flame Towers before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Baku volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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