Grozny-City

The Grozny-City (Грозный-сити) is a five-star skyscraper hotel and business centre complex located near the Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque in Grozny, Russia.

Design
The architectural design belongs to Deniz Ceyhun Baykan and Structural design was done by Yüksel Konkan. The towers opened on 5 October 2011, during the birthday celebration for Chechnyan President Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov. Grozny-City Towers is a five-star skyscraper hotel, 40-storey apartment building, and business centre complex located near Grozny Central Mosque.

Facade Clocks
The Grozny-City Clocks, located at approximately 43.3158°N, 45.6967°W, are near the apex of the northwest and southeast sides of the Grozny-City Towers.

The dial of each clock, including the hands and clock movement, weighs about 5200 kg.
 * Weight
 * Hour hand: 250 kg each
 * Minute hand: 400 kg each
 * Clock movement: 500 kg each

The dials of each clock are made of "Bri-Curtain" LED arrays formed of aluminium, designed to both save weight and offer less resistance to wind.
 * Dials

Each pair of hands is made of seawater-resistant aluminium, statically and dynamically balanced. They measure 7300 mm for the minute hand, and 5500 mm for the hour hand.
 * Hands

2013 fire
On April 3, 2013, the Facade Clocks caught fire and one side of the 40-story building was engulfed in flames. No one was injured or killed in the blaze. More than 100 firefighters and 16 fire engines fought the blaze. The building known locally as "Olympus" housed a 5 star luxury hotel and an apartment belonging to French film star and French tax exile Gérard Depardieu, whose apartment was on the 27th floor facing the "Heart of Grozny."