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Full name
  
Bakı Kristal Zalı

Opened
  
7 May 2012

Phone
  
+994 12 404 31 52

Architecture firm
  
Alpine Bau Deutschland AG

Location
  
Baku, Azerbaijan

Capacity
  
25,000

Owner
  
Mayoralty of Baku

Construction cost
  
350 million USD

Baku Crystal Hall

Built
  
August 2011 - April 2012

Project manager
  
Alpine Bau Deutschland AG, Nussli Group, Basler & Hofmann AG

Main contractors
  
SSF Ingenieure AG, seele austria GmbH & Co. KG

Address
  
Sabail District, Settlement, National Flag Square, AZ1003, Baku, Azerbaijan

Similar
  
National Flag Square, Heydar Aliyev Center, Maiden Tower, Palace of the Shirvanshahs, Azerbaijan Carpet Museum

Profiles

Baku Crystal Hall (Azerbaijani: Bakı Kristal Zalı) is an indoor arena in Baku, Azerbaijan. Located on the coast of Baku near National Flag Square, construction of the arena began in August 2011 and finished in April 2012—in time for it to host its first major event, the 2012 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.

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A look at the baku crystal hall the venue of the 2012 eurovision song contest


History

Baku Crystal Hall was built in order to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. On 2 August 2011, the main agreement was signed with Alpine Bau Deutschland AG to construct the venue and preparations for construction had been started in the area. Even though the full cost of the contract was not named, the government allocated 6 million AZN for the construction of the venue. On 5 September 2011, it was announced that the venue will hold 25,000 spectators. The arena also contains VIP lounges.

The construction of the arena was expected to be completed by 31 March 2012. However, there was a delay of three weeks because of weather conditions, and the building was announced to have been completed on 16 April 2012. Baku Crystal Hall was opened on 7 May 2012 by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva.

Concerts

Baku Crystal Hall's first major event was the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, held at the arena from 22 May to 26 May 2012. Jennifer Lopez, Shakira and Rihanna performed concerts at Baku Crystal Hall later in 2012.

Culture

Baku Crystal Hall hosted the 6th e-Sports World Championship held by the International e-Sports Federation in November 2014.

Sports

Baku Crystal Hall hosted Boxing, Karate, Taekwondo, Fencing and volleyball (indoor) events during the inaugural 2015 European Games.

From 1 to 14 September 2016, Baku Crystal Hall was be the venue for FIDE's 42nd Chess Olympiad, where 182 teams from 176 countries participated.

References

Baku Crystal Hall Wikipedia