Convention Hall and The Base of the Egg at Empire State Plaza Convention Center

Convention Hall and The Base of the Egg is 53.6 x 44.8 m (176 x 147 ft), 2,401 m² (25,847 sq ft), with a 3.4 m (11 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 3.4 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 3 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 53.6 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 85 x 3 (17000 x 600 px, 1,989 kg, 40.8 kW).

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Convention Hall and The Base of the Egg holds about 5,149 theater seats, 2,106 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,448 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 46.6 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Empire State Plaza Convention Center

• Meeting Room 2+3+4 Combination8.5 x 53 m (28 x 174 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
• Meeting Room 616.5 x 26.8 m (54 x 88 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
• Meeting Room 2+3 or 3+4 Combination8.5 x 35.4 m (28 x 116 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
• Meeting Room 28.5 x 17.7 m (28 x 58 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
• Meeting Room 38.5 x 17.7 m (28 x 58 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
• Meeting Room 48.5 x 17.7 m (28 x 58 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
• Meeting Room 58.2 x 18.3 m (27 x 60 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
• Meeting Room 18.2 x 18 m (27 x 59 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
• Meeting Room 719.2 x 7.6 m (63 x 25 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Empire State Plaza Convention Center · Venues in Albany