5-427: The Minneapolis Convention Center is a large convention center located in downtown Minneapolis , Minnesota that opened in 1990. It is located one block away from Nicollet Mall near Orchestra Hall . The Minneapolis Convention Center has a quadruple-domed roof and because of its volume can host multiple events on the same day. In 1994, after four years of demand beyond expectations, a 760,000 square foot addition
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
20-605: 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
25-594: Was approved. Work started in 1999 and was opened in 2002. The addition featured a 3,433 fixed-seat auditorium, two 99,000 square foot exhibit halls, 39 more meeting rooms, a 23,000 square foot kitchen, and 16 additional loading docks. This article about a building or structure in Minnesota is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Convention center A convention center ( American English ; or conference centre in British English )
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