Centennial Hall (Frankfurt)
Event venue in Unterliederbach (near Höchst), Frankfurt am Main, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
 Exterior view of venue (c.2006) | |
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| Former names | Jahrhunderthalle Hoechst (1963–99) |
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| Address | Pfaffenwiese 301 Frankfurt, Germany |
| Location | Frankfurt-Unterliederbach |
| Coordinates | 50°05′57″N 8°31′08″E |
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| Operator | DEAG Deutsche Entertainment |
| Capacity | 4,800 (Kuppelsaal) |
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| Broke ground | August 1961 |
| Opened | 11 January 1963 |
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| Structural engineer | Beck-Gravert-Schneider |
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The venue, which was designed by architects Friedrich Wilhelm Kraemer and Ernst Sieverts, opened in 1963 and was built to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Hoechst AG.[1]
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.[2]
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