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Grozny-City Towers

The Grozny-City (Шаблон:Lang-ru) is a five-star skyscraper hotel and business centre complex located near the Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque in Grozny, Russia.

Design

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.Шаблон:Cn

Facade Clocks

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Construction of the clocks

The Grozny-City Clocks, located at approximately Шаблон:Coord, are near the apex of the northwest and southeast sides of the Grozny-City Towers.Шаблон:Fact

Weight

The dial of each clock, including the hands and clock movement, weighs about Шаблон:Convert.

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 Шаблон:Convert for the minute hand, and Шаблон:Convert for the hour hand.

2013 fire

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

References

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