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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 of Baku Convention Center began in February, 2014 and completed in 2015. The Center covers a total area of . The area of 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.
Baku Convention Center
Official Website
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Construction
Construction of Baku Convention Center began in February, 2014 and completed in 2015. The Center covers a total area of . The area of 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.
History
The opening ceremony of Baku Convention Center was held on 29 April 2015 with participation of PresidentIlham Aliyev
Ilham Heydar Oghlu Aliyev (born 24 December 1961) is an Azerbaijani politician who has been the fourth president of Azerbaijan since 2003. He is also the leader of the New Azerbaijan Party since 2005.
The son and second child of former Aze ...
, his wife Mehriban Aliyeva
Mehriban Arif gizi Aliyeva (; born 26 August 1964) is an Azerbaijani politician and physician who is the Vice President of Azerbaijan, vice president and First Lady of Azerbaijan, First Lady of Azerbaijan.
She is married to Ilham Aliyev, the pre ...
and daughter ArzuAliyeva. Finance Minister Samir Sharifov
Samir Rauf oghlu Sharifov (; born 7 September 1961) is an Azerbaijani politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan (since 2025), former Minister of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2006-2025).
Early life
Sharifov was b ...
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
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 121 countries that Non-belligerent, are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. It was founded with the view to advancing interests of developing countries in the context of Cold W ...
(NAM).
Project team
The project was designed byCoop Himmelb(l)au
Coop Himmelb(l)au (a pun meaning '' Coop Sky Building'' and ''Coop Sky Blue'') is an architecture, urban planning, design and art firm founded in 1968 by Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky and Michael Holzer in Vienna, Austria.
History
Coop Hi ...
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
External links
Baku Convention Center
Official Website
{{Baku landmarks Buildings and structures in Baku Culture in Baku Tourist attractions in Baku