B&W Hallerne

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B&W Hallerne
Full name Burmeister & Wain Halls
Location Refshaleøen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Built 1960s[1]
Renovated 2011
Owner Burmeister & Wain (until 1996)
Refshaleøen's Property Company (1996-present)[1]
Capacity 10,000
Tenants
Eurovision Song Contest 2014

B&W Hallerne (English: B&W Halls) is a former industrial complex located on the island of Refshaleøen in Copenhagen, Denmark. Built in the early 1960s by Burmeister & Wain, the complex consists of two large halls which were used to build ships until 1996.[1] Currently the facilities are used for culture and entertainment activities.[2]

On 2 September 2013, Danish public broadcaster DR announced that it had chosen B&W Hallerne as the host venue for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.[3] The contest will be held at the Section Hall 2, which will be converted into a music venue with a capacity for 10,000 spectators, and the surrounding buildings and areas being transformed into 'Eurovision Island' which will be used for additional services related to the contest.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "B&W Hallerne - From industrial stronghold to Eurovision venue". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 3 September 2013. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Goos, Sebastian. "Sharing Copenhagen with the World 2014". Wonderful Copenhagen (in Danish). Retrieved 29 June 2013. 
  3. "Copenhagen announced as host city of Eurovision 2014". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2 September 2013. 
Preceded by
Malmö Arena
Malmö
Eurovision Song Contest
Venue

2014
Succeeded by
TBD

Coordinates: 55°41′35″N 12°37′0″E / 55.69306°N 12.61667°E / 55.69306; 12.61667


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