Baku Convention Center

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Baku Convention Center
Bakı Konqres Mərkəzi
Bakı Konqres Mərkəzi
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Baku Convention Center (April 2015)
Baku Convention Center
General information
StatusCompleted
Location Baku, Azerbaijan
AddressTabriz street 130
Coordinates 40°23′43″N49°52′01″E / 40.39528°N 49.86694°E / 40.39528; 49.86694
Construction started2013
Completed29 August 2015
Design and construction
Architect(s)COOP HIMMELB(L)AU Wolf D. Prix & Partner ZT GmbH
Main contractorILK Construction
Other information
Seating capacity6,000
Website
www.bakuconventioncenter.com

Baku Convention Center is a multifunction complex located close to the City centre of Baku.

Contents

The congress center has 17 conference halls with a total capacity of up to 2,500 people.

Construction

The rear Center lobby (April 2015) Baku Congress Center 2.jpg
The rear Center lobby (April 2015)

Construction of Baku Convention Center began in February, 2014 and completed in 2015. The Center covers a total area of 6,2 ha. The area of 46,600 square meters of the Center is under construction.

The Center building includes 17 conference halls with total capacity of 2,500 people and a restaurant that can serve 1,500 guests. [1]

History

The opening ceremony of Baku Convention Center was held on 29 April 2015 with participation of President Ilham Aliyev, his wife Mehriban Aliyeva and daughter ArzuAliyeva. Finance Minister Samir Sharifov gave information about the building.

The first international event that Baku Convention Center hosted on May 2-5 was the 48th annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank.

It hosted the 41st World Scout Conference on August 15, 2017. It hosted the 18th Mid-Term Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

18th Mid-Term Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement Auditorium of Baku Convention Center.jpg
18th Mid-Term Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement

Project team

The project was designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au Wolf D. Prix & Partner ZT GmbH. Project leader is Christian Labud, Günther Weber, architect is Martin Jelinek, design architect is Alexander Ott, coordinators are Maria Nardelli, Donna Riedel.

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References

  1. "Baku Congress Center". Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-06.