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The Glass Pyramid Sabancı Congress and Exhibition Center, mostly abbreviated as Glass Pyramid, () 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, () is a multi-purpose convention complex located in Antalya
Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...
, Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. 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
Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...
. It was commissioned on October 1, 1997 during the 34th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (), 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 important film festival in Turkey. Since 2009, t ...
.
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 (Three-dimensional space, 3D truss) is a rigid, lightweight, truss-like structure constructed from interlocking struts in a geometry, geometric pattern. Space frames can ...
roof over the main hall on the ground floor, which is 23 m high and is covered with 5,710 m2 of colored titanium
Titanium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ti and atomic number 22. Found in nature only as an oxide, it can be reduced to produce a lustrous transition metal with a silver color, low density, and high strength, resistant to corrosion in ...
blue insulating glass.
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 language, Turkish: ''Toros Dağları'' or ''Toroslar,'' Greek language, Greek'':'' Ταύρος) are a mountain range, mountain complex in southern Turkey, separating the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coastal reg ...
. 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
The Düden Waterfalls are two waterfalls of the Düden River in the province of Antalya, Turkey.
Upper Düden Waterfall
At the Upper Düden Waterfall (), the water of the Düden River reappears from a karstic source after having disappeared ...
, 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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