Grozny-City
The Grozny-City (Russian: Грозный-сити) is a five-star skyscraper hotel and business centre complex located near the Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque in Grozny, Russia.
Design[edit]
The architectural design belongs to Deniz Ceyhun Baykan[1] and Structural design was done by Yüksel Konkan.[2] The towers opened on 5 October 2011, during the birthday celebration for Chechnyan President Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov. Grozny-City Towers is a five-star skyscraper hotel, 40-storey apartment building, and business centre complex located near Grozny Central Mosque.[citation needed]
Facade Clocks[edit]
The Grozny-City Clocks, located at approximately 43°18′57″N 45°41′48″E / 43.3158°N 45.6967°E, are near the apex of the northwest and southeast sides of the Grozny-City Towers.[citation needed]
- Weight
The dial of each clock, including the hands and clock movement, weighs about 5,200 kilograms (5.7 short tons).
- Hour hand: 250 kilograms (550 lb) each
- Minute hand: 400 kilograms (880 lb) each
- Clock movement: 500 kilograms (1,100 lb) each[citation needed]
- Dials
The dials of each clock are made of "Bri-Curtain" LED arrays formed of aluminium, designed to both save weight and offer less resistance to wind.[3]
- Hands
Each pair of hands is made of seawater-resistant aluminium, statically and dynamically balanced. They measure 7,300 millimetres (290 in) for the minute hand, and 5,500 millimetres (220 in) for the hour hand.
2013 fire[edit]
On April 3, 2013, the Facade Clocks caught fire and one side of the 40-story building[4] was engulfed in flames. No one was injured or killed in the blaze. More than 100 firefighters and 16 fire engines fought the blaze.[5] The building known locally as "Olympus" housed a 5 star luxury hotel and an apartment belonging to French film star and French tax exile Gérard Depardieu, whose apartment was on the 27th floor facing the "Heart of Grozny."[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Baykan Architecture". Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ "Konkan Engineering & Consultancy".
- ^ "H Series Bri-Curtain: Incomparable LED Display". Gtek.hk. June 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Fire rages 40 story skyscraper".
- ^ "Grozny skyscraper catches fire". Daily News. New York.
- ^ "Russia Grozny Building Fire". CNN. April 3, 2013.
43°18′56″N 45°41′52″E / 43.31556°N 45.69778°E
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