A convention center (American English; or conference centre in British English)[1] is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typically offer sufficient floor area to accommodate several thousand attendees. Very large venues, suitable for major trade shows, are sometimes known as exhibition halls. Convention centers typically have at least one auditorium and may also contain concert halls, lecture halls, meeting rooms, and conference rooms. Some large resort areahotels include a convention center.
Meeting facilities with lodging: hotels that include their own convention space in addition to accommodation and other related facilities, known as convention hotels.
Meeting facilities without lodging: are convention centers that do not include accommodation; usually located adjacent to or near a hotel(s).[2]
Other: any convention and meeting facilities designed to hold large numbers of people. Can exist alone (e.g., stadiums, arenas, parks, etc.) or within other structures (e.g., university lecture halls, museums, theaters). Usually do not include accommodation.[3]
History
The original convention centers or halls were in castles and palaces. Originally a hall in a castle would be designed to allow a large group of lords, knights and government officials to attend important meetings with the king. A more ancient tradition would have the king or lord decide disputes among his people. These administrative actions would be done in the great hall and would exhibit the wisdom of the king as judge to the general populace.
One of the most famous convention center debacles happened in France on June 20, 1789. King Louis XVI locked a group known as the Third Estate out of the meeting hall in Versailles. This led to the revolutionary group holding their meeting in an indoor tennis court. This was the first modern democratic conference center and lead to the Tennis Court Oath[4] and the French Revolution.
Some historic centers
19th-century exhibition halls
Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building, host of the 1880 World's Fair
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See also List of convention and exhibition centers Conference center redirects here For the building owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints see Conference Center LDS Church For other uses see Convention Center station This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Convention center news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message A convention center American English or conference centre in British English 1 is a large building that is designed to hold a convention where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests Convention centers typically offer sufficient floor area to accommodate several thousand attendees Very large venues suitable for major trade shows are sometimes known as exhibition halls Convention centers typically have at least one auditorium and may also contain concert halls lecture halls meeting rooms and conference rooms Some large resort area hotels include a convention center The Hanover Fairground in Hanover Germany Contents 1 Types 2 History 3 Some historic centers 3 1 19th century exhibition halls 3 2 20th century exhibition halls 3 3 21st century exhibition halls 4 Image gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksTypes Edit A southern entrance of the Helsinki Fair Centre in Pasila Helsinki Finland Meeting facilities with lodging hotels that include their own convention space in addition to accommodation and other related facilities known as convention hotels Meeting facilities without lodging are convention centers that do not include accommodation usually located adjacent to or near a hotel s 2 Other any convention and meeting facilities designed to hold large numbers of people Can exist alone e g stadiums arenas parks etc or within other structures e g university lecture halls museums theaters Usually do not include accommodation 3 History EditThe original convention centers or halls were in castles and palaces Originally a hall in a castle would be designed to allow a large group of lords knights and government officials to attend important meetings with the king A more ancient tradition would have the king or lord decide disputes among his people These administrative actions would be done in the great hall and would exhibit the wisdom of the king as judge to the general populace One of the most famous convention center debacles happened in France on June 20 1789 King Louis XVI locked a group known as the Third Estate out of the meeting hall in Versailles This led to the revolutionary group holding their meeting in an indoor tennis court This was the first modern democratic conference center and lead to the Tennis Court Oath 4 and the French Revolution Some historic centers Edit19th century exhibition halls Edit Melbourne s Royal Exhibition Building host of the 1880 World s Fair See also Victorian architecture 1850 Bingley Hall destroyed by fire in 1984 Birmingham England 5 1851 The Crystal Palace destroyed by fire in 1936 London England 1855 Palais de l Industrie dismantled in 1897 Paris France 1873 Alexandra Palace London England 6 1876 Memorial Hall Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States 1878 Exhibition Place Toronto Canada 1878 La Rural Buenos Aires Argentina 7 1878 Music Hall Cincinnati Ohio United States 1879 Garden Palace destroyed by fire in 1882 Sydney Australia 1880 Royal Exhibition Building Melbourne Australia 1898 Aberdeen Pavilion Ottawa Canada 1898 1903 Beurs van Berlage Amsterdam Netherlands20th century exhibition halls Edit 1900 Grand Palais Paris France 1909 Festhalle Frankfurt Germany 1955 McCormick Place Chicago Illinois USA 1958 Centre of New Industries and Technologies Paris France 1959 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas Nevada USA 1974 Kenyatta International Convention Centre Nairobi Kenya 1975 Helsinki Fair Centre Helsinki Finland 1976 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta Georgia USA 1979 Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin Germany 1981 Moscone Center San Francisco California USA 1983 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Hong Kong China 1985 Tampere Fair Centre Tampere Finland 8 1988 Washington State Convention Center Seattle Washington USA 1989 Taipei International Convention Center Taipei Taiwan 1990 Colorado Convention Center Denver Colorado USA 1993 Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA 1997 Tokyo International Forum Tokyo Japan21st century exhibition halls Edit 2001 Bethlehem Convention Palace Bethlehem 2003 Walter E Washington Convention Center Washington D C USA 2008 BT Convention Centre Liverpool UK 2008 Raleigh Convention Center Raleigh North Carolina USA 2012 Convention Center Poet Ronaldo Cunha Lima Joao Pessoa Brazil 2014 Kaohsiung Exhibition Center Kaohsiung City Taiwan 2017 AU Convention Center Visakhapatnam India 2021 Rudraksha Convention Center Varanasi IndiaImage gallery Edit Exhibition Hall of the Makaryev Fair Kongresshalle Berlin House of the Cultures of the World Metro Toronto Convention Centre Siglo XXI Convention Centre in Merida Mexico McCormick Place in Chicago the largest Convention center in North America The back entrance of the PBH convention center in Zuidlaren Netherlands The entrance to the Pirkkahalli sports arena at the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre in Tampere Finland Jerusalem International Convention Center View of the west portion of the San Diego Convention Center from West Harbor Drive The San Diego Convention Center is one of the largest in North America and is home to Comic Con International Hall 6 in Pragati Maidan New Delhi India Pittsburgh s David L Lawrence Convention Center the first LEED certified convention center in North America Corferias Exposition Center in Bogota Colombia Oregon Convention Center in Portland Oregon Beurs van Berlage convention center Amsterdam the Netherlands Arusha International Conference Centre Arusha Tanzania Birchwood Conference Centre Johannesburg Riocentro convention center in Rio de Janeiro the largest in Latin America and also a 2016 Olympic venue Convention Center Poet Ronaldo Cunha Lima in Joao Pessoa The Terminal Auditorium an early 20th century convention center in Toledo Ohio Congress center Palais des Congres in Liege BelgiumSee also EditStadium List of convention and exhibition centers List of convention centers named after peopleReferences Edit English definition of convention centre Cambridge Dictionaries Online Retrieved 13 March 2015 Wood Roy C Brotherton Bob 2008 The SAGE Handbook of Hospitality Management London SAGE Publications Ltd pp 413 414 ISBN 978 1 4129 0025 6 Convention Industry Council February 2011 The Economic Significance of Meeting to the U S Economy Report PwC Tennis Court Oath Summary amp Facts Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 2020 10 15 The History of Conference Centers Lane End Conference Center 26 January 2015 Retrieved 13 March 2015 Alexandra Palace Muswell Hill and Wood Green North London The Victorian Web Archived from the original on 23 July 2008 Retrieved 13 March 2015 La Rural Predio Ferial de Buenos Aires Centro de Exposiciones Congresos Convenciones y Eventos www larural com ar in Spanish Archived from the original on 2015 07 27 Retrieved 2016 11 10 The story of Tampere Trade FairsExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Convention centers Historic Conference Centres of Europe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Convention center amp oldid 1133956408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
