Will We Meet in St. Louis for the 2015 FTC World Championship? - Take a FIRST Look!


We know you are hankering for more information about World Championship in St. Louis in 2015. We're hard at work on the details and eagerly planning to ensure our Teams have the best experience possible, so we can't give out too much at this time. Of course, we all know that FIRST Tech Challenge World Championships will be held at the St. Louis Union Station, so we can tell you a little bit more about that.

In case you haven't been to Union Station, here's a peek at the venue. Opened in 1894, Union Station was originally a train station to bring under one roof all the various entryways via train into St. Louis. The exterior of the building (top picture) is historic, with beautiful architecture modeled after a walled medieval French city - turrets and stained glass and bricks and fountains and statues, oh my!

The interior is equally as majestic, carefully restored and renovated to honor the building's history as a train station while making it accommodate the 21st century. It houses a shopping mall, hotel, and many restaurants.

The Midway at Union Station (second picture) is one of the spaces we will be using for FTC, but you'll have to use your imaginations for now!

Union Station has a hidden treasure in store for FIRST Tech Challenge teams: the exterior courtyard (third picture). This huge, amazing space houses a shallow pool with fish, paddleboats, walkways, bridges, lots of seating and beautiful views. We know teams will take advantage of downtime outside whenever possible.

With a metro stop right behind the building, Union Station is easily accessible from anywhere in St. Louis. We hope to see you in April 2015 in St. Louis! Until then, you can stay up-to-date on FIRST World Championship news via the FIRST website
or by joining the FIRST World Championship Facebook event page.

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