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"The Flame Towers, completed in 2013, are the tallest buildings in Baku. Their surface is covered with LED screens that, when illuminated, give the impression of flickering flames. Baku, Azerbaijan, 2015"
"The Flame Towers, completed in 2013, are the tallest buildings in Baku. Their surface is covered with LED screens that, when illuminated, give the impression of flickering flames. Baku, Azerbaijan, 2015"
Object Number 2019.5.1.11
Display Title "The Flame Towers, completed in 2013, are the tallest buildings in Baku. Their surface is covered with LED screens that, when illuminated, give the impression of flickering flames. Baku, Azerbaijan, 2015"
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Classification
  • Photographic
Department Photographic
Date 2015
Artist Chloe Dewe Mathews (2010)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Azerbaijan / Baku
Materials Digital
Quantity 1
Credit Line Robert Gardner Fellow

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