Vienna 2015: Look at the first pictures of the stage

The stage of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest has been revealed by the host broadcaster ORF. It is shaped like a gigantic eye. Look at the first pictures here at ECS Daily:

Stage Vienna 1

Stage Vienna 2

Stage Vienna 3

The eye is a portal and forms a bridge between the artists, their delegations and the audience all over the world. “The vision for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest is the bridge from the past to the present and the future. The eye is a symbol of this bridge – a mutual respect between cultures, countries and people.” explains Kathrin Zechner, ORF’s TV director.

The stage consists of 1288 individual pillars and measures 44 metres in width, 14,3 metres in height and up to 22 metres in depth. The LED pillars can produce a wide variety of lighting effects as can the 11 metre diameter stage floor. In the background, there is another LED wall of 22 metres wide and 8,5 metres high.