Hall 1 at Congress Center Basel

Hall 1 is 272 x 272 m (892 x 892 ft), 73,984 m² (796,356 sq ft), with a 9 m (30 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

Shape approximate: the venue publishes area only, so this room is drawn as a square of equal area.

LED wall that fits

Under a 9 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 14 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 272 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 435 x 14 (87000 x 2800 px, 47,502 kg, 974.4 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, Hall 1 holds about 164,222 theater seats, 67,181 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 46,187 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 265 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Congress Center Basel

• Hall 2211 x 211 m (692 x 692 ft) · 8 m ceiling
• Hall 384.3 x 84.3 m (277 x 277 ft) · 18 m ceiling
• Hall 4.U63.2 x 63.2 m (207 x 207 ft) · 5 m ceiling
• Hall 4.1, 1st Floor62.4 x 62.4 m (205 x 205 ft) · 3.5 m ceiling
• Event Hall57.4 x 57.4 m (188 x 188 ft) · 10 m ceiling
• Hall 4.052 x 52 m (171 x 171 ft) · 4.5 m ceiling
• Foyer, 2nd Floor46.9 x 46.9 m (154 x 154 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
• Foyer Event Hall43.6 x 43.6 m (143 x 143 ft) · 8.6 m ceiling
• San Francisco35.1 x 35.1 m (115 x 115 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
• Montreal (Auditorium)27.7 x 27.7 m (91 x 91 ft) · 5.8 m ceiling
• L'Éntree26.5 x 26.5 m (87 x 87 ft) · 4.5 m ceiling
• Foyer, 3rd Foor25.7 x 25.7 m (84 x 84 ft) · 2.9 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Congress Center Basel · Venues in Basel