For the location in Florida see Island Grove, Florida
6-632: Island Grove is the name of a convention center , public park and fairgrounds complex in Greeley, Colorado , United States. It consists of the following facilities: 40°26′19.71″N 104°42′4.76″W / 40.4388083°N 104.7013222°W / 40.4388083; -104.7013222 The Events Center is a 5,000-seat indoor arena which opened in 2006. It is used not only for sporting events but also conventions , concerts , livestock and trade shows , banquets , and other special events. It contains 58,200 square feet (5,410 m) of space, with
12-416: A ceiling height of 25 to 40 feet (12 m). It features a 20,000-square-foot (2,000 m) lobby with concession stands and a ticket office. The Bunkhouse was originally built as Greeley's city hall. It contains 1,500 square feet (140 m) of meeting space and a 1,230-square-foot (114 m) deck. The 4-H Building features two meeting rooms measuring a total of 7,955 square feet (739 m). There
18-519: 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
24-922: A small lobby and meeting room. It is used for trade shows, conventions and meetings seating up to 2,100. There are also five softball fields, an outdoor museum known as Centennial Village, and a swimming pool. 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
30-686: Is also a 1,032-square-foot (96 m) kitchen and a permanent stage. The 9,410-seat outdoor stadium at Island Grove is used primarily for rodeos and can seat up to 15,000 for concerts. Auto racing is also held at the stadium. There are several luxury suites as well as four ticket booths. The Island Grove Pavilion was built in 2002 and contains 9,180 square feet (853 m) of space for outdoor events. The 30,000-square-foot (3,000 m) Livestock Building, which seats up to 3,000, can also be used as an indoor arena. Shows, sales, rodeos and other events are held here. The Exhibition Building contains 24,200 square feet (2,250 m) of space and contains
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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