6-683: The ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi is an exhibition centre in Abu Dhabi . It was opened by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , President of the United Arab Emirates on February 18, 2007. It was designed by the international architecture firm, RMJM . The venue is the largest exhibition centre in the Middle East with a total space of 153,678m indoor and outdoor space. ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi has
12-519: A convention center. In Francophone countries, the term is palais des congrès (such as the Palais des Congrès de Paris ) or centre des congrès (such as the Centre des congrès de Quebec). 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
18-639: A footbridge and easily accessible from Khaleej Al Arabi Street. The exhibition centre has stimulated development around it, most notable the Capital Centre and Capital Gate projects. 24°25′11″N 54°26′14″E / 24.419814°N 54.437269°E / 24.419814; 54.437269 This United Arab Emirates structure article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Exhibition centre A convention center ( American English ; or conference centre in British English )
24-483: A large seating capacity in its several locations in the venue. This includes, 13 interconnected exhibition halls, an atrium, concourse space, a 6000 capacity ICC, two conference halls as well 21 meeting rooms. Marina Hall, due to open in Autumn 2022, will be the largest hall of its kind in the region, a 10,000sqm space that enables organisers to create showcases both on and off the water. The hall will be connected to ADNEC via
30-529: 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
36-589: 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
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