Baku Convention Center
Baku Convention Center is a multifunction complex located close to the City centre of Baku.
The congress center has 17 conference halls with a total capacity of up to 2,500 people.
Construction
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).
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.
References
- ^ "Baku Congress Center". Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
External links
- Baku Convention Center Archived 2020-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Website
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