Feb 29 2008Death Star Hotel Being Built, World Is Doomed
This structure is being built in Baku, Azerbaijan (an ex-Soviet country between Russian and Iran). Now I'm a firm believer in honesty being the best policy, so why they're trying to construct this under the guise that it's to be the "Full Moon" Hotel is a mystery to me. Just come out and say it already, Azerbaijan. This is not a 521-foot-tall hotel with 382 rooms on over 35 floors. This is the end of life on earth as we know it. That thing is going to blow up the damn planet. I, for one, am scared.
UPDATE: False alarm -- just saw the rest of the pictures. Nothing to worry about. Turns out the damn thing is flat. No way is it large enough to house a superlaser that could destroy the planet. However it is large enough to expect a reasonably sized mini-bar in each room.
Two more from different angles after the jump.
Death Star Hotel in Azerbaijan Is No Moon [gizmodo]
Thanks to William, a man that could take on the entire Galactic Empire if he wanted, for the tip
Reader Comments
1. Cam - February 29, 2008 8:34 PM
AMAZING
2. Cam - February 29, 2008 8:36 PM
ha I typed that comment really fast and forgot to say First...
What is with countries that no-one has ever heard of building buildings on/over the ocean?
3. Sarah - February 29, 2008 8:50 PM
This is incredible! I want to spend a night there.
4. Michael Brown - February 29, 2008 9:58 PM
Anyone else notice the other circle shape building in the last pic? Where the hell is Azerbaijan and why have I never heard of them or their apparently futuristic city? Is it on Mars?
UPDATE: I googled it and it is indeed on Mars.
5. Hatey McWrathenstein - February 29, 2008 10:57 PM
So... it's NOT yet fully operational?
(sorry, couldn't resist)
6. Matt - March 1, 2008 2:53 AM
damn that's ugly, it'll look kitsch in many years time.
7. SlowMonkey - March 1, 2008 8:19 AM
Well this just blows the Shell House in Mexico City right out of the water. I not only want to stay there, I want to have it for a house, kitschy or not.
8. jared - March 1, 2008 8:25 AM
you've never heard of Azerbaijan?
cool article, dropped in from ohlala....
don't mind a storm trooper myself every now and then.
9. PandaSlayer - March 1, 2008 9:53 AM
many bothans died to bring us this information...
10. Conner - March 1, 2008 10:27 AM
that is really weird. but that was funny how he thought it was a sphere when really its pretty flat.
11. easy - March 1, 2008 10:31 AM
I've never heard if it either, but those intertubes are a great thing. In 10 seconds I learned that Azerbaijan isn't on an ocean, it's on the Caspian Sea. It shares borders with Georgia, Armenia, Russia and Iran.
12. Anonymous - March 1, 2008 10:53 AM
Azerbaijan in far Eastern Europe? Sweetheart You have a completely screwed vision of the world map. Especially the Asia part...
13. europe - March 1, 2008 10:58 AM
Americans know nothing about the world. Don't you even know the countries of Europe? You are fat and stupid and self-centred!
14. America - March 1, 2008 11:58 AM
Yeah well you have a single tastebud named curry so THERE!!!
15. America - March 1, 2008 12:00 PM
I posted so fast I forgot to add: yes we are the richest creamiest fat of the land, but don't forget were also stupid and vain. And quick to turn on our own. And obsessed with all the wrong shit. Did I mention vain? Hey we have NICE CLOTHES OVER HERE! LOOK AT HOW PRETTY I AM ON MY MYSPACE PAGE I HAVE A ZILLION FRIENDS AND THEY ARE REAL FRIENDS SO WHAT IF ILL NEVER MEET ONE IN RL OR NOE IF ONE IS A RL PERSON OR W/E OMFG DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT A DENTIST IS?
Mmkay thanks
16. Azerbaijan - March 1, 2008 12:16 PM
Hello,
My name Azerbaijan.
Come see my beaches pretty.
America. No listen to Europe.
We love you here in Azerbaijan.
Come see us and spend your weak American dollar on beautiful prostitute lady friends we have.
Goodbye now friends,
Azerbaijan
17. Angel Mass - March 1, 2008 1:06 PM
So its like a coin like thing, coolness!
18. Redpaw - March 1, 2008 2:01 PM
Atleast the entire country of Azerbajian will have jobs......washing windows and folding towels !!.
I think I'll invest in the Hotel, I could make a fortune furnishing the high speed optics needed for the guests.
19. Fred - March 1, 2008 8:54 PM
When ever i see such hateful anti american comments on the internet.... Well, lets just say that i cant wait for my government to kill more people.
20. Mac - March 2, 2008 12:58 AM
Aren't we invading Azerbaijan soon? Seriously, only Israel benefits from these endless Middle East wars. Iraq is the beginning. As we commit war-crimes in Baghdad, the US gov't commits treason at home by opening mail, eliminating habeas corpus, using the judiciary to steal private lands, banning books like "America Deceived" from Amazon and Wikipedia, conducting warrantless wiretaps and engaging in illegal wars on behalf of AIPAC's 'money-men'. Soon, another US false-flag operation will occur (sinking of an Aircraft Carrier by Mossad) and the US will invade Iran.. Then we'll invade Syria, then Saudi Arabia, then Lebanon (again) then ....
Final link (before Google Books bends to gov't demands and censors the title):
http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?&isbn=0-595-38523-0
21. PUPPET KUN - March 2, 2008 10:20 AM
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23. lukas - March 2, 2008 5:57 PM
this city is a little bit futuristic 2 be real isnt it???? i mean i would be there o___O
24. Vaultdweller13 - March 2, 2008 8:12 PM
Who the hell is funding this? No way are they going to complete this. Total pork barrel.
25. cora - March 2, 2008 8:24 PM
WOW...
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26. laz - March 3, 2008 5:58 AM
#19
you are such a tough guy.
27. Arguman - March 3, 2008 6:08 AM
Silly Azerbaijan! You can't put a hotel the size of a moon on the Earth! It'll totally mess up it's gravitational orbit!
28. All Grant - March 3, 2008 10:07 AM
This is a fake. Another CSI-FI of the ex-communist era...
29. Starchasm - March 3, 2008 12:29 PM
Does Azerbaijan have enough tourism to really necessitate a hotel like this? Sure it looks cool, but who in the heck is going to be staying in it?
30. groonk - March 3, 2008 4:14 PM
it looks like a big eye. not like a boobie at all.
burn.
31. Ahmed - March 3, 2008 7:42 PM
only the guys in dubai would be crazy enough to make somethin like that... azerbaijan on the other hand, like groonk starchasm said.. simply doesnt have enough tourism!
32. Bright Spark - March 4, 2008 6:50 PM
@ 19 QUOTE: When ever i see such hateful anti american comments on the internet.... Well, lets just say that i cant wait for my government to kill more people.
Fortunately, your government is busy screwing its own people now. Enjoy the reaming, ass monkey.
33. Galandar - March 15, 2008 9:08 PM
Azerbaijan is a country on crossroads of Europe and Asia, locates in Caucasus on the shore of Caspian Sea. Capital: Baku. Azerbaijan have a great tourism project for the next years. So i think this project is a part of it
See its capital Baku here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=579105
See Azerbaijan's infomericials here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=TQewO41oBpY (2008)
Azerbaijan infomericial (2007): http://eurovision.az/az/welcome/video.php
34. AMericana - August 5, 2008 12:09 PM
haha come on now friends
we are all humain and most americans are ignorant
because everything there country buld somthing nice
george bush desides to crash a plane in it
35. WTF - August 7, 2008 5:55 PM
Looks like a big spark plug gapper.
36. web design - September 25, 2008 2:55 PM
right to what I see ni..
37. yo - December 6, 2008 7:32 AM
u
are
all
dorks
go
to
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38. angela cain - December 6, 2008 3:51 PM
do you have any pictures of the hotel actually under water?
39. susanne - February 25, 2009 6:12 AM
Is that for real???
40. ASADOV - February 28, 2009 2:38 AM
I think,It will be most beautiful hotel not only in Azerbaijan,also around all Eurasia.CONGRATULATIONS!!!! p.s. Azerbaijan isn't only a country between RF and Iran.More exactly,RF and Iran is situated near Azerbaijan.Azerbaijan is an ancient,grateful,hospitable earth,where each person may live like a star...(A.Mamedov)
41. wenny - May 15, 2009 10:34 AM
now i am attending hotel and tourism.so i looking best hotel and i amazing that.that hotel is real .
42. hak leng - June 12, 2009 3:19 AM
It is the wonderful hotel , I very happy when I saw it.
43. jay-dee - August 1, 2009 11:12 AM
thats just a amazing hotel!!!!!!!when its done i promise i will stay there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!that architect realy did a great job!well done
44. Artem - September 4, 2009 4:12 PM
Um just a reply to author of this "Article", WTF was first paragraph about, you are paranoid dude, you need to take everything way less serious.
45. GULMIRA_AZERBAIJAN - September 16, 2009 1:12 PM
I HAVE BEEN TO THE USA . USA PEOPLE DONT KNOW THIS BEAUTIFUL LAND AZERBAIJAN .BUT THEY ARE VERY SOCIABLE, AND HOSPITABLE. I HAVE MANY FRIENDS FROM THE USA. I D LOVE THEM TO KNOW AZERBAIJAN BETTER. SEARCH FOR AZERBAIJAN ANG GET TO KNOW AZERBAIJAN. IF U NEED A FRIEND FROM AZERBAIJAN AND IF U WANT TO TRAVEL TO AZERBAIJAN VISIT ME ON MY FACEBOOK. I LL SHARE MUCH INFORMATION WITH U.WRITE MY FACEBOOK. ONLY FOR EUROPEANS AND AMERICANS .GULMIRA SALAHLI. from AZERBAIJAN
46. GULMIRA_AZERBAIJAN - September 16, 2009 1:24 PM
AZERBAIJAN IS IN THE EASTERN EUROPE MY DEARS. AS I M FROM AZERBAIJAN I KNOW BETTER
47. louis vuitton - September 28, 2009 12:02 AM
damn that's ugly, it'll look kitsch in many years time.
48. uggnice.com - October 24, 2009 9:43 PM
it looks beautiful,i like it .