The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest would be broadcast from the "Baku Crystal Hall." The multipurpose hall is being built in Baku, Azerbaijan's capital, by the ALPINE Construction Company, the Austrian subsidiary of FCC.

Three different venues were in the running to host the event. This year's organizer, Azerbaijan's public television company, Ictimai TV, recommended the Baku Crystal Hall to EBU as the best location for the 2012 Song Contest. The spectacular Baku Crystal Hall is being built on National Flag Square and will be a new landmark in Baku's port. The hall constructed by ALPINE will allow 16,000 spectators to watch the 2012 Song Contest live on each of three days.

ALPINE started building the multipurpose hall last August. ALPINE Bau Deutschland AG, a subsidiary of the Austrian ALPINE Construction Company, is the main contractor responsible for planning and building the Baku Crystal Hall. The hall will have a capacity of up to 25,000 spectators. Currently 500 members of staff are working on Baku's most famous construction site to ensure the project's timely completion.

ALPINE Stadiums

Concerning the construction of modern sports venues, ALPINE has extensive experience which the company with operations worldwide has proved on a number of occasions. These include three football stadiums for EURO 2012TM in Poland, the Allianz Arena in Munich, the extension or reconstruction of three stadiums for EURO 2008 in Austria or the International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.