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“The Flame Towers were the tallest buildings in Baku when completed in 2013. Their surface is covered with LED screens that resemble flickering flames at night. Baku, Azerbaijan, 2015”
Image Not Available for “The Flame Towers were the tallest buildings in Baku when completed in 2013. Their surface is covered with LED screens that resemble flickering flames at night. Baku, Azerbaijan, 2015”
Object Number 2019.5.2.13
Display Title “The Flame Towers were the tallest buildings in Baku when completed in 2013. Their surface is covered with LED screens that resemble flickering flames at night. Baku, Azerbaijan, 2015”
Descriptions
Classification
  • Print
Department Photographic
Date 2015
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Azerbaijan / Baku
Materials Print, color
Quantity 1
Credit Line Robert Gardner Fellow

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Baku
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Photographic
Baku
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Photographic
Baku
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Photographic
Baku
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Photographic
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Documentary
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Documentary
New Guinea
Ekiarotmilek's corpse has been put on the flames
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Documentary
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Raw Material
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Raw Material
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Print
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Print
Qobustan