B&W Hallerne

B&W Hallerne
	B&W Hallerne on 6 May 2014
Full name	Burmeister & Wain Halls
Location	Refshaleøen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Coordinates	55°41′35″N 12°37′0″E / 55.69306°N 12.61667°E
Owner	Burmeister & Wain (until 1996); Refshaleøen's Property Company (1996–present)
Capacity	11,000
Construction
Built	1960s
Renovated	2011

B&W Hallerne (English: The 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 was held at the Section Hall 2, which was converted into a music venue with a capacity for 11,000 spectators. The surrounding buildings and areas were transformed into "Eurovision Island" which was used for additional services related to the contest.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "B&W Hallerne - From industrial stronghold to Eurovision venue". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
^ ^a ^b Goos, Sebastian. "Sharing Copenhagen with the World 2014" (PDF). Wonderful Copenhagen (in Danish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
^ "Copenhagen announced as host city of Eurovision 2014". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2 September 2013.

External links

Media related to B&W Hallerne at Wikimedia Commons

Refshaleøen's Official Website

Preceded by Malmö Arena Malmö	Eurovision Song Contest Venue 2014	Succeeded by Wiener Stadthalle Vienna

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[Eurovision.tv-1] "B&W Hallerne - From industrial stronghold to Eurovision venue". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 3 September 2013.

[copenhagenbid-2] Goos, Sebastian. "Sharing Copenhagen with the World 2014" (PDF). Wonderful Copenhagen (in Danish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

[3] "Copenhagen announced as host city of Eurovision 2014". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2 September 2013.

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