5-471: The Centennial Hall (Jahrhunderthalle) is a congress centre located in Frankfurt , Germany. The centre comprises an events hall, exhibition hall and conference centre, respectively known as Kuppelsaal, Kasino and Konferenzareal. The venue, which was designed by architects Friedrich Wilhelm Kraemer [ de ] and Ernst Sieverts [ de ] , opened in 1963 and was built to celebrate
10-527: 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
15-529: 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
20-714: The 100th anniversary of the founding of Hoechst AG . Notable past performers include Lana Del Rey , Aleksandra Prijović , Genesis , Take That , Grateful Dead , The 1975 , Earth Wind and Fire , Frank Sinatra , The Beach Boys , Johnny Cash , the Doors , Jimi Hendrix , Janis Joplin , James Brown , Ray Charles , Kylie Minogue , Barry Manilow , Loona and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir . Convention center A convention center ( American English ; or conference centre in British English )
25-605: 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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