EURO 2012 COUNTDOWN BEGINS
On February 29th, 2012 the countdown to one of the biggest world sport events – EURO 2012 began which begins in exactly 100 days from this date. To mark the occasion the Lviv Agency for EURO 2012 together with their partners organized a great event for Lvivites and guests of the city. The program featured a skating show and football match on ice and a lottery by Adidas with some amazing prizes. A 3D mapping event involving the projection of a 15-minute video on to one of the buildings of Rynok square was also held. 'The purpose of this video is to convey the hospitality of our city, we look forward to the arrival of European Football Championship fans who we are confident will become fans of our city in the future. Since Lviv is positioning itself as the city of tourism and information technology, the 3D mapping enables a new way to comprehend the architecture of the ancient city’, said Oleh Zasadnyy, head of EURO 2012 Department at Lviv City Council.