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Olympia London
Exhibition centre and conference centre in West Kensington, London / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Olympia Events, formerly known as Olympia London and sometimes referred to as the Olympia Exhibition Centre,[1] is an exhibition centre, event space and conference centre in West Kensington, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England. A range of international trade and consumer exhibitions, conferences and sporting events are staged at the venue.
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Former names | National Agricultural Hall |
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Location | West Kensington London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, W14 United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°29′47″N 0°12′35″W |
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Owner | Consortium including Yoo Capital, Deutsche Finance Group, Bayerische Versorgunskammer and Versicherungskammer Bayern Group |
Capacity | 4,000–10,000 |
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Opened | 26 December 1886; 137 years ago (1886-12-26) |
Renovated | 2013 |
Expanded | 1923; 1929; 1987; 2011 |
Architect | Henry Edward Coe; Holman and Goodrham; Joseph Emberton |
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There is an adjacent railway station at Kensington (Olympia) which is both a London Overground station, and a London Underground station. The direct District Line spur to the station only runs at weekends.