Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre
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The Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre (Swedish: Svenska Mässan) is an exhibition and convention centre in Gothenburg, Sweden and one of Scandinavia's largest assembly points, which attracts around 1.8 million visitors a year.[1] It is one of Europe's largest, fully integrated hotel and congress facilities, owned and run by a nonprofit foundation, the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre Foundation.[2]
Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre | |
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Location | Korsvägen, Gothenburg, Sweden |
Coordinates | 57°41′51″N 11°59′19″E |
Owner | SECC Foundation |
Architect | Nils Einar Eriksson (1939) |
Inaugurated | 1918 |
Opened | 8 July 1918 (1918-07-08) |
Renovated | 1984, 2006 |
Expanded | 1939, 1957, 1971 |
Meeting-room seating | 180–800 |
Banquet/ballroom | 350–1,100 |
Theatre seating | 8,800 |
Enclosed space | |
• Total space | 181,000 square metres (1,950,000 sq ft) |
• Exhibit hall floor | 41,000 square metres (440,000 sq ft) |
Website | |
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A third tower was built in 2011–2014, making the venue one of the five largest in Europe, with a room capacity of over 1,200. The third tower is the tallest building (100 m (330 ft)) in Gothenburg and the fourth tallest in Sweden.[3]