5-673: The BMO Centre is a convention centre in Calgary , Alberta . It is located in Stampede Park , which is in the Beltline district south of downtown Calgary . At one million square feet (93,000 m), it is the largest convention centre in the city and the largest in Western Canada. Opened in 1981, it was originally known as the Round-up Centre . The facility was expanded in 2000 to include
10-844: A building or structure in Alberta is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Convention center A convention center ( American English ; or conference centre in British English ) 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
15-519: 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
20-652: A new ballroom and exhibit hall and again in 2009 with new meeting rooms and exhibit hall. In March 2016, the Calgary Stampede organization announced plans to demolish the adjacent Stampede Corral to make way for a $ 500 million expansion of the BMO Centre. Construction began in April 2021 and was completed in March 2024. The 565,000 sq ft (52,500 m) expansion officially opened on June 5, 2024. This article about
25-589: 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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