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The Glass Pyramid Sabancı Congress and Exhibition Center, mostly abbreviated as Glass Pyramid, ( tr, Cam Piramit Sabancı Kongre ve Fuar Merkezi) is a multi-purpose convention complex located in
Arkitera
Situated inside the Hasan Subaşı Cultural Park, the complex with a total closed area of 9,000 m² on two floors, each floor with 4,500 m² area, has access from four sides. The convention center has a
Sabancı Foundation
The Glass Pyramid Sabancı Congress and Exhibition Center, mostly abbreviated as Glass Pyramid, ( tr, Cam Piramit Sabancı Kongre ve Fuar Merkezi) is a multi-purpose convention complex located in Antalya
Antalya () is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish cit ...
, Turkey
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. The two floor building consists of five halls, the largest having a 2,400-seat capacity, an open-air 15,000 m² exhibition area and various other facilities. The center was built by Sabanci Foundation, and its usage rights have been transferred to the Municipality of Antalya. It was commissioned on October 1, 1997 during the 34th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival ( tr, Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali), known for a few years from 2015 as Antalya International Film Festival, is a film festival, held annually since 1963 in Antalya, and is the second most impor ...
.
Architecture
The architects Levent Aksüt and Yaşar Marulyalı designed the pyramid-shaped metal and glass building, surrounded by round-shaped decorative ponds.Situated inside the Hasan Subaşı Cultural Park, the complex with a total closed area of 9,000 m² on two floors, each floor with 4,500 m² area, has access from four sides. The convention center has a
space frame
In architecture and structural engineering, a space frame or space structure ( 3D truss) is a rigid, lightweight, truss-like structure constructed from interlocking struts in a geometric pattern. Space frames can be used to span large areas with ...
roof over the main hall on the ground floor, which is 23 m high and is covered with 5,710 m² of colored titanium
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blue insulating glass
Insulating glass (IG) consists of two or more glass Paned window (architecture), window panes separated by a space to reduce heat transfer across a part of the building envelope. A window with insulating glass is commonly known as double glazin ...
.
Facilities
With its air conditioning system and technical ware encompassing all units inside, the Glass Pyramid's halls are ideal for various national and international congresses, conferences, seminars, concerts and exhibitions.Toros Hall
The largest of the halls is named after the close runningTaurus Mountains
The Taurus Mountains ( Turkish: ''Toros Dağları'' or ''Toroslar'') are a mountain complex in southern Turkey, separating the Mediterranean coastal region from the central Anatolian Plateau. The system extends along a curve from Lake Eğirdir ...
. It has a 2,400-seat capacity with telescopic platforms when used for conferences, and an exhibition area of 3,036 m². The hall is equipped with multi-purpose audio, lighting, and visual systems and a mobile simultaneous interpretation cabin. On the plasma screens in the hall, various graphical views and animations can be shown.
Meltem Hall
Meltem Hall, named after the local breeze, is the second largest hall with a total area of 398 m² and 440-seat capacity. It has a mobile simultaneous interpretation cabin available for conferences and meetings.Düden Hall
Named after the nearbyDüden Waterfalls
Düden Waterfalls are a group of waterfalls in the province of Antalya, Turkey. The waterfalls, formed by the recycle station water, are located northeast of Antalya. They end where the waters of the Lower Düden Falls drop off a rocky cliff ...
, the third largest hall has a total area of 300 m² and 340-seat capacity. The hall offers four fixed simultaneous interpretation cabins available for conferences and meetings.
Exhibition center
At the Exhibition Center, there are two halls, each with 87 m² area and 50-seat capacity. These halls may be used as a meeting room, art gallery, press room, or as a cafeteria. Audio and visual transfer is possible between the halls during the activities. On the open-air 15,000 m² exhibition area, which is known as the King's Road, there are ten half-open exhibition centers, 265 m² each. Additionally, the parking lot with 500-car capacity can also be converted to an open exhibition area.Notable events hosted
* Antalya Golden Orange Film FestivalExternal links
Sabancı Foundation
References
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