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FCC,
at
Eurovisión
Through its Austrian subsidiary, Alpine, FCC
built The Chrystal Hall in Baku (Azerbaijan)
which hosted the Eurovision Festival.
Construction work on the stadium began
in September 2011 and was completed in
May of this year.
Two hundred and thirty metres long and
160 metres wide, the hall is covered by a
transparent membrane that will protect
spectators from the sun and inclement
weather. More than 80,000 light fixtures
built into the outer wall to bathe the space
with light.
Around 1,500 workers were involved in the
construction of this project.
The hall was selected over another three
candidates by Azerbaijan’s public televi-
sion, Ictimai TV, as the venue for Eurovision
2012. The complex will played host to the
16,000 spectators who will watch the con-
test live.
Baku is the capital and the most popula-
ted city in Azerbaijan, the country which
won the previous contest. The Republic of
Azerbaijan is a Eurasian country in the Cau-
casus region on the banks of the Caspian
Sea, bordering with Russia in the north,
Georgia and Armenia on the west, and Iran
on the south.