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Originally Posted by vandrewski
Sorry, I'm working offshore at the moment and don't have any photos of Baku on my work computer. I did find a site with some decent photos, BakuPhotos.com | The best photos of Baku in the Internet, but of course they all make the place look nice. The ones under the "Industrial Baku" and "Oil Industry" links are a little closer to reality. The port cranes are pretty much the view that Death Star hotel would have. |
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Obviously, the site doesn't show the real Baku. The purpose of the site was to show the better side of Baku. Any city would have places you wouldn't show to your guests, and Baku is no exception. It is very similar to what people do in the morning - men shave and woman apply make-up, noone goes to work from the bed.
3D renderings in the photos above are obviously far from reality. The sea is not as blue as it is shown, in fact it is very polluted especially along the city wharf. There is a lot of construction going on in the city, and a few years ago it was really chaotic. Developers were erecting rather ugly buildings anywhere where they could find a suitable plot of land. At present, it seems as if city authorities pay closer attention at buildings architecture, but it is hard to tell for sure.
There are a few mega-projects under construction at the moment. Lots of oil money is flowing in, and it funds all of this.
this link has more photos.
[BAKU] Projects & Construction - SkyscraperCity