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Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
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The Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (also known as the General Electric Exhibition Centre and often shortened to the AECC) was a large exhibition and conference complex, in the suburb of Bridge of Don, in Aberdeen, Scotland. The complex is home to a Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express hotel, conference facilities and multi-purpose arena which hosted concerts and local sporting events, including the Aberdeen Cup tennis event.
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Address | Bridge of Don Aberdeen AB23 8BL Scotland |
Coordinates | 57°11′11″N 2°5′14″W |
Owner | Aberdeen City Council |
Opened | 1985 |
Renovated | 2003 |
Expanded | 2003 |
Closed | June 2019 |
Demolished | 2020 (arena) |
Classroom-style seating | 440 (Fleming Auditorium) |
Banquet/ballroom | 685 (Gordon Suite) 533 (Crombie Suite) 244 (Forbes Suite) |
Theatre seating | 8,500 (BHGE Arena) 2,000 (Boyd Orr Hall) |
Enclosed space | |
• Total space | 9,849 square metres (110,000 sq ft) |
• Exhibit hall floor | 7,300 square metres (79,000 sq ft) |
• Breakout/meeting | 1,033 square metres (11,000 sq ft) |
The BHGE Arena[1] (formerly the AECC Arena (1985–2002), Press & Journal Arena (2002–2012), and the GE Oil and Gas Arena (2012–2017)) was an indoor arena with a standing capacity of 8,500 and 4,750 seated for concerts and up to 8,000 for other events. The sponsorship lasted until 2019 when the arena was closed and replaced with a new arena at TECA.