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Death Star Hotel in Azerbaijan Is No Moon

Glavniteme — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:53:54 EST

I live in Baku and I am an architect..........this.........it's a nonsensical collection of objects, thoughtless, souless, meaningless; if "less is more" this certainly has plenty of the less!
Of course it does say things about the nation, but I am not sure that they are good things.

Glavniteme

Death Star Hotel in Azerbaijan Is No Moon

AdmNaismith — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:47:48 EST

What about that Centauri Cruiser-lookin' building in the BG of the 3rd pic?

Even if it's not partially based on Vorlon tech, it'll still slice you in half without a 2nd thought.

AdmNaismith

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AndersonBMX — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:13:17 EST

i look forward to see the ice melt down and the ocean take this monuments to become nice scuba diving spots...

AndersonBMX

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Skeezix404 — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:39:18 EST

@Razta: Wasn't Chad Vader executed in Florida (by hanging) in 2000?

Skeezix404

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shadaik — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:33:19 EST

If they do a giant monster cookie, where are the chocolate chips of death?

shadaik

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deusdiabolus — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:43:34 EST

@Razta: And Mr. Izzard to have a performing residency there. Which would probably create some sort of time/space/comedy disruption.

deusdiabolus

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anumberofnames — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:21:24 EST

@ch3m1st: Yeah. I was there three years ago, and based on the poverty I saw then, I can't believe this project will actually reach completion. If it does, though ... is it possible for the Armenians to feel even lower about their lots in life?

anumberofnames

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NoStyle — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:33:32 EST

I served on the death star, and that thing looks TOTALLY different when you are that close.

NoStyle

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VakeroRokero — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:10:36 EST

Dick Cheney's European Vacation...

VakeroRokero

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txturbo930 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:28:21 EST

Use the force Luke!

txturbo930

Death Star Hotel in Azerbaijan Is No Moon

chrstphr — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:06:20 EST

I think the inside of the void/circle/hole should be lined with glass as well.

chrstphr

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quasimotto — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:49:27 EST

you mean i can go to the darkside, but i don't have to stay on the darkside?

quasimotto

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Sheemo44 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:35:09 EST

only 382 rooms? what a ripoff...

Sheemo44

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ANoel — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:59:41 EST

@utube2007:
"perfect design for the new at&t"

Yup. Just needs a bit of blowing up, is all.

ANoel

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BookbagNinja — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:12:27 EST

The USA soo needs something like that so we can continue to trick people into thinking this country is actually being productive :)

BookbagNinja

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utube2007 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:03:32 EST

perfect design for the new at&t

utube2007

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orbitcorbett — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:56:11 EST

"Besides, stayin' in that hotel ain't my idea of courage...it's more like...suicide".

orbitcorbett

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dle5 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:55:07 EST

Many Bothans died...to bring us this information.

dle5

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Oneon1isto — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:54:52 EST

Looks more like epcot to me actually...

Oneon1isto

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Oneon1isto — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:54:14 EST

I wish we had billions of petrol dollars funneling into our country so we could build luxurious monstrosities such as this.

Oneon1isto

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pcdsim — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:47:32 EST

Awesome hotel!! Though from a design standpoint, I really don't get the wavy-fluid-bubble like architecture trend (I'm talking about the building below it). It just looks so tacky, like something out of the 50s.

pcdsim

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CthulhuRlyeh — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:36:38 EST

Now face the power of this fully armed and operational hotel!

CthulhuRlyeh

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slingblade — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:31:44 EST

America blows. We get no awesome cool designs. For being the most capitalistic country (maybe I'm wrong) we sure have sucky ass architecture. Nothing new and refreshing.

slingblade

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superbad — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:28:00 EST

Before your execution I would like you to be my guest at a ceremony that will make this hotel operational. No resort chain will dare oppose the Emperor now.

superbad

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contempt — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:27:50 EST

That first photo looks like a hand of a person holding a platter of death star and a can of coke.

contempt

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nagromicon — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:14:00 EST

Many rebel spies gave their lives to bring us these jpegs

nagromicon

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Szin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:13:38 EST

Beautiful. A very beautiful looking building.

Szin

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Amiash Loves You — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:07:18 EST

where is excactly is that place? is it in asia? europe?

Amiash Loves You

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Khuluna — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:01:33 EST

Shiny! Pretty! I'd actually like to visit this when I get around to touring the Middle East.

Khuluna

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RE-L — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:51:03 EST

The way money is being wasted in the middle east lately makes me nauseous. So many people in need of food and this is what they do.

RE-L

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naokigraphics — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:33:22 EST

the chances of small fighters finding an exhaust port and blowing up that hotel are a "million to one".

naokigraphics

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redman042 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:33:04 EST

Yeah, Dubai needs to build an Admiral Akbar cruiser hotel to launch an attack on this thing.

redman042

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avconsumer — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:27:33 EST

Incoming giant Calamari-cruiser-esque hotel?

avconsumer

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Cross-eyedCyclops — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:23:34 EST

It won't be flat once it is inflated.

Cross-eyedCyclops

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ch3m1st — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:23:22 EST

I was born in baku, and visited twice since then, and frankly i'm shocked that this is coming there. there is a HUGE wealth distribution gap in that nation/city. sure there are marble lined parks in front of skyscraper banks, but a few blocks away are decaying projects and bathrooms without running water or toilets, with a mcdonald's thrown in there just for fun.

ch3m1st

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Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy! — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:21:21 EST

The first pic looks like a giant retarded bluebird with gigantism. Other than that, this is actually rather wicked. It seems that all of those crazy architectural backdrops that we see in science fiction movies are coming true, a little at a time.

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!

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aelver — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:19:24 EST

I wonder how long it will take for someone named 'L. Skywalker' to check in? ;)

aelver

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Claystil — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:09:46 EST

it would be pretty difficult to float the millenium falcon through those narrow dimensions.

Claystil

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IrisMR — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:59:58 EST

damn... That's just gorgeous. It's awesome lookin'

IrisMR

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ANoel — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:47:33 EST

Those are without a doubt the cheesiest architectural illustrations I have ever seen.
Look at those twinkles in the first picture. God!

Clearly the webcam-inspired one is grunting over to the other monstosity across the, as was pointed out by @ovil200: brown lagoon.

ANoel

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Conor M — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:45:22 EST

Eh... sounds like Azerbaijan is somewhat confused about its identity (and budget).

Conor M

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klaybc — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:44:37 EST

Wow, that will take a lot of independent aluminum siding contractors.

klaybc

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Razta — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:33:37 EST

They should hire Chad Vader to run the place.

Razta

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Hypenotist — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:29:46 EST

needs more sparkles and lens flares and plastic shiny rendering for full effect yeah thats it -the guy drawing this gaudy thing

Hypenotist

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borgseawolf — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:29:22 EST

The hole is there for terrorist airplanes to fly through...

borgseawolf

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godospoons — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:27:20 EST

I think the sheriff of Rock Ridge's idea was brilliant. They'll save the *real* death star from those douchebags.

Unless, of course, they bring a shitload of dimes.

godospoons

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fastm3driver — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:25:37 EST

Azerbaijan, it's nice their getting something, they have a hell of a time.
Like the meek in The life of Brian.
Sorry, the jokes are coming to me in droves.

fastm3driver

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fastm3driver — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:23:46 EST

Dubai, the ball is now in your court.

fastm3driver

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ferment78 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:18:57 EST

@92BuickLeSabre: Ok, i must admit, THAT was funny.

ferment78

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92BuickLeSabre — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:15:11 EST

@ferment78: Funny we are!

92BuickLeSabre

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Samifumi — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:12:58 EST

I wonder if the building would have been a more impressive structure should they remove the awkward hole in the building. Unless it serves a particular function beyond its design, I think it looks too forced.

I do think the architects were trying to mimic the crescent shape, a symbol of Islam, the religion of 96% of Azerbaijan's population.

Samifumi

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Sloth — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:10:03 EST

oops. 3rd picture

Sloth

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Sloth — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:09:45 EST

oops, 3rd picture

Sloth

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Sloth — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:09:09 EST

IN the 2nd picture, you can see the Hotel/Death Star lining up to destroy the Rebel Base across the bay....

Sloth

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banmojo — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:08:57 EST

So very very cool! I really love these kinds of projects. Trump made a very cool tower shaped kind of like a sail on a sail boat. I wish I was filthy freakin' rich and could live in the penthouse of one of these things with my x360, PS3, brand new gaming rig that costs 10,000$, and 99 virgin concubines who feed me grapes but don't use their hands to do so.

banmojo

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P3nnst8r — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:08:49 EST

It's so shiny.

P3nnst8r

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ferment78 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:07:50 EST

You Star Wars Geeks are not funny. Anyway it looks more like a duck from the front, and you say Azerbaijan, but that second photo is actually Waikiki if you can look past 'the pancake.'

ferment78

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Miranda Kali — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:05:13 EST

World-weary travelers can't handle room service of that magnitude!

(yeah....stuff practically writes itself)

Miranda Kali

Death Star Hotel in Azerbaijan Is No Moon

ovil200 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:03:42 EST

Having a friend that used to live in Baku for many years, I ASSURE you the water is not that blue.

It's actually a nasty brown, due to an oil spill they had many years back.

ovil200

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aec007 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:55:48 EST

I wish there were more buildings with such futuristic look everywhere on the planet.

This is what the future should look like everywhere. Not just plain sticks for skyscrapers in a downtown area.

aec007

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N@tedog — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:46:13 EST

This hotel is now the ultimate power in the universe. I suggest we use it.

I could go all day.

N@tedog

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N@tedog — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:44:22 EST

Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of Big Oil.

N@tedog

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N@tedog — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:43:23 EST

Azerbaijan is too remote to make an effective demonstration -

N@tedog

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Samifumi — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:41:58 EST

The wealth of the world continues its shift towards the Eastern Hemisphere.

Samifumi

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92BuickLeSabre — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:40:52 EST

Emperor: "Um...Where's the superlaser? Seriously. Where is the SUPERLASER? What do you mean what am I talking about? See that gigantic hole? SEE IT?!?! Did you think it was supposed to be like that? NO! Something goes there. What goes there? Are you really asking me WHAT goes there? A G**D***** SUPER LASER GOES THERE!"

92BuickLeSabre

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ideaman2020 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:39:04 EST

I just hope they've protected their exhaust ports from small fighters...

ideaman2020

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rurena — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:37:18 EST

This was a problem on the death star as well. They didn't have enough windows for all the higher ups. I'm glad they solved the problem.

rurena

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Palestina — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:33:27 EST

Wow! It's a coined-shaped Death Star!

Palestina

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SchruteBuck — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:32:25 EST

It's too big to be a space station.

SchruteBuck