What is inside: The Cultural Center of Heydar Aliyev

Today we want to show you what is locatedinside this architectural masterpiece in Baku Much has been written about this architectural wonder designed by Zaha Hadid. The huge building, resembling an alien ship or a city of the future, really exists and is located in the capital of Azerbaijan. The building area is 52,417 sq. m, the total area is 111,292 sq. m. But today we want to show you not only what the center looks like from the outside, but also what is inside. And it is no less beautiful. The Heydar Aliyev Foundation invited Maligno Industria Arredamenti to design a cafe, library, museum and conference center in the traditions of local culture, with respect for it, and as a result, the national monument turned out to be warm and cozy. And the interior design was carried out by Architect Thierry Beillevaire for Creative Architecture&Urbanisme Studio. The project for the center was approved in 2007, and 10It was opened on May 2012. The building houses a congress center, a museum, exhibition halls, a library, a conference hall with 3 auditoriums, a public catering area and administrative offices. There is a 9-hectare park next to the center. The conference hall seats 2,000 people. To achieve ideal acoustics, it was made entirely of natural wood. The walls of the hall curve smoothly. Each exhibit in the museum tells a story to visitorsabout important events in the social, political, economic, cultural and sports life of Azerbaijan. The exhibition halls are located on 5 floors. They hosted exhibitions of Andy Warhol, Tony Cragg, Henri Cartier-Bresson. The auditorium with 967 seats is an ideal place for conferences, forums, symposiums and concerts. The II World Forum onintercultural dialogue, the Baku International Humanitarian Forum, and the 12th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization. Such world-famous singers and musicians as Alessandro Safina, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Michael Bolton, Kitaro, and Itzhak Perlman have performed on its stage. http://www.malignogroup.com, http://www.worldarchitecture.org