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The Baku Crystal Hall built by ALPINE was
awarded the “2012 European Property
Award” in the “Best Leisure Development”
category in London. The “Crystal Hall” in
the harbour of Baku, the Azerbaijan capital,
served as the venue for the 2012 Eurovision
Song Contest and was built in a record time
of only eight months.
As the European winner in this category, the
project will automatically enter the global
qualification on December 7, 2012, when
the winners from the regions of Europe,
Arabia, Asian-Pacific, Africa, Great Britain
and North and South America compete in
the international finals.
The Crystal Hall’s architectural façade re-
plicates the structure of crystals. The buil-
ding, having a length of 230 meters and a
ALPlNE
wins
“European Property
Award”
for Baku Crystal Hall
The multipurpose hall built
by Alpine for this year’s
Eurovision Song Contest is
“Best Leisure
Development”
width of 160 meters, is covered by trans-
parent membrane panels. Up to 25,000
spectators are protected from the sun and
weather in the arena. Over 80,000 lamps
integrated in the façade make the hall glis-
ten and sparkle at night.