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Sochi Olympic Cauldron

Sochi, Russia

steel structure
280 t
height
+48.50
Type
Public and sports buildings
Our role
Subcontractor
Stage
Completed
steel structure
280 t
height
+48.50
Type
Public and sports buildings
Our role
Subcontractor
Stage
Completed

The cauldron of the Olympic flame at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi. Horizont-⁠Ivanov fabricated every part in Pleven and erected it on site.

The cauldron is a stylised image of the Firebird, a symbol of vitality and beauty. On 7 February 2014 the Olympic flame was lit in it at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

The structure was made to a design by the Russian branch of Horizont-⁠Ivanov, whose owner is engineer Borislav Ivanov. Horizont-⁠Ivanov fabricated the whole structure of the cauldron, 280 t in total, at its own plant in Pleven in just under a month. Erection on site took about two months with around 50 erectors from Bulgaria, and the structure reached its full height of 48.5 m shortly before Christmas.

The structure is clad with aluminium profiles of the German Kalzip system and with composite panels.

Sheet 1/1Key plan050100 km

Sochi, Russia1,230 km from our plant in Pleven along the shortest route over the globe.

  1. Investment
  2. Design
  3. Permits
  4. Fabrication
  5. Construction
  6. Maintenance
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