The specially constructed Baku City Circuit will see Formula 1 cars race around the picturesque streets of downtown Baku for the first time in June 2016. Fast, challenging, beautiful – these three words symbolize Baku City Circuit. The six kilometre, anti-clockwise layout of the circuit was designed by circuit architect Hermann Tilke. The circuit is planned to start adjacent to Azadliq Square, then loop around Government House before heading west to Maiden Tower. Here, the track is planned to have a narrow uphill traversal and then circle the Old City before opening up onto a 2.2 km stretch along Neftchilar Avenue back to the start line. The circuit is projected to be the fastest street circuit in the world.