Athens Megaron - The Hall of the friends of music:
Seats 2000 with facilities for the disabled.
A proscenium can be formed by retracting the balconies flanking the stage and
raising the two proscenium towers embedded in the stage floor.
There are 30 electrically controlled fly lines over the stage to allow
scenery to be hung and flown.
There is a proscenium, a forestage and three auditorium lighting bridges plus
two side lighting bridges.
The adjustable ceiling houses the lighting bridges which lower mechanically
as required.
There is a moving forestage which can be lowered to create an orchestra pit.
A 9 language infra-red simultaneous translation system is built into the hall
with 9 interpreter booths for double occupancy, all with excellent stage
sightlines.
Dedicated delegate microphones are built into the arm rests of 221 seats, for
use by 442 delegates.
The hall has a balcony and a stalls foyer measuring 900 m² and 1000 m²
respectively, which can be used for cocktails, buffer or reception.
Athens Megaron - The Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall:
Seats 500 with facilities for the disabled.
There are 2 horizontal and 2 vertical lighting bars above the stage and
auditorium.
A 3 language infra-red simultaneous translation system is built into the hall
with interpreter booths, all with excellent stage-sightlines, plus dedicated
delegate microphones built into the arm rests of all the seats.
The hall has a foyer measuring 300 m² which can be used for
cocktails, buffet or reception.
Both the Hall of the Friends of Music and the Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall have
sophisticated backstage facilities and are equipped with a wide array of state
of the art sound, video, lighting and audio -visual equipment.
The Conference Centre:
It is a dedicated self-contained centre with full support facilities
including a central foyer with registration area and a central bar for
refreshments and light buffet.
There are 6 Conference / Seminar rooms which can be used for smaller
meetings, break-out sessions from Conferences in the larger halls, or as
workshop or exhibition areas.
The rooms seat.from 30 to 60 delegates, depending on the layout, and are
fully equipped with mobile sound, video and audio-visual equipment and infrared
simultaneous translation systems.