Buta Palace Explained

Buta Palace
Address:Heydar Aliyev Avenue, Surakhany Circle
Location:Baku, Azerbaijan
Coordinates:40.4375°N 50.0231°W
Type:Performing arts center
Opened:2006
Seating Type:Seating and standing
Seating Capacity:2,000
Website:butapalace.az

The Buta Palace is one of the principal performing arts centers and music venues of Baku.

Facilities

It consists of two event halls and an adjacent parking lot for 800 cars. The greater hall is a caravanserai-stylized venue, capable of accommodating about 2,000 visitors. The minor hall is designed for conferences and presentations and can house 400 visitors. The size of the greater hall is 1572m2 and the minor hall — 652m2.

Events

The Buta Palace hosted a number of sizeable events, including the semifinal allocation-draw of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. It has also hosted performances of various artists (David Vendetta,[1] Pitbull,[2] 50 Cent,[3] G-Unit,[3] Akon,[4] Chris Willis,[5] and others).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Vendetta & Micah Baku. Eventful.com. 2010-04-03.
  2. Web site: Pitbull Konsert 07.03.10. Tac.az. 2010-04-03. az.
  3. Web site: 50 Cent Buta Palace səhnəsindən Azərbaycan tamaşaçısına köynəyini, papağını, dəsmalını hədiyyə edib. APA. 2010-04-12. az. https://web.archive.org/web/20100424085004/http://az.apa.az/xeber_%E2%80%9C50_Cent%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%9CButa_Palace%E2%80%9D__183526.html. 2010-04-24. dead.
  4. Web site: Akon's Concert in Baku . CityLife.az . 2010-08-01 . ru . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706130823/http://citylife.az/photoreport.php?lang=ru&id=2262 . 2011-07-06 . dead .
  5. Web site: A Party with Chris Willis at Buta Palace . 1news.az . 2010-08-01 . ru . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100506195002/http://www.1news.az/bomond/20100503105014139.html . 2010-05-06 .