Laying the foundation stone for the ESO Headquarters Extension

On 11 June 2012 at 18:00, a ceremony took place at ESO’s Headquarters in Garching bei München, Germany, to mark the laying of the foundation stone of the new major extension to the ESO building. The President of the ESO Council, Xavier Barcons (right rear), the ESO Director General, Tim de Zeeuw (right front), and ESO HQ extension project manager, Christoph Haupt (left rear), and the mayor of the town of Garching, Ms Hannelore Gabor (left front) are shown in the foreground.