Hangar-7 is a building in

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, Austria, hosting a collection of historical airplanes, helicopters and

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racing cars, and serving as home for the

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, a private aircraft fleet stationed in Salzburg. Hangar-7 is owned by Red Bull founder

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. It houses the

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restaurant Ikarus, two bars and a lounge. The building is airfoil shaped, constructed of 1,200 tons of steel and 75,000 sqft of glass surface. "Hangar 8" is the name of the maintenance facility.

Construction

Hangar 7 was designed by renowned architect

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. The steel and glass dome shaped structure was engineered and built by Austrian specialists

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and completed in 2003.

References

External links

Official English website
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