Samrat Ashok International Convention Centre

The Samrat Ashok Convention Centre^[1] is a convention centre on North Gandhi Maidan Marg, Patna, Bihar with an estimated budget of ₹490 crore.^[2][3] The foundation stone of the centre was laid by Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar on 8 February 2014. An expected, around 16,500 metric tonnes of steel is used in construction, which is more than the volume of steel used in raising Eiffel Tower and Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.^[4] The capacity of the main auditorium is around 5000.^[5] The Samrat Ashoka Convention centre has three major signature buildings- 1) Bapu Sabahagaar, an auditorium of 5000 seating capacity, 2) Gyan Bhawan with 800 capacity auditorium (lecture theater type), multipurpose hall and other conference halls of various capacities; and 3) Sabhyata Dwar (Civilization Gate). The centre was completed by April 2017 and has Gyan Bhawan, Bapu Sabhagaar, Multipurpose Hall, Plenary Hall, Modular Meeting Rooms with Basement Parking, Sabhyta Park With Sabhyata Dwar & food plaza.^[6] In February 2018, Samrat Ashoka Convention Kendra Patna won the 10th CIDC Vishwakarma Achievement Award for best construction projects in India.^[7]

Samrat Ashok Convention Centre
General information
Status	open
Address	North Gandhi Maidan Marg
Town or city	Patna
Country	India
Construction started	8 February 2014
Cost	₹490-500 crore
Owner	Government of Bihar[citation needed]
Other information
Seating capacity	5800

See also

• Shri Krishna Memorial Hall
• List of convention and exhibition centers

References

1. "Government of Bihar, Building Construction Department" (PDF). Building Construction Department, Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2017.
2. "Award for CM's dream project". Archived from the original on 23 May 2018.
3. "International Convention Center Foundation Stone Laid". PatnaDaily.Com. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
4. Our Correspondent (9 February 2014). "Vertical dream drives growth". Telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
5. "CM lays stone of Rs 490 crore international convention centre — The Times of India" (in French). Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
6. "Gyan Bhawan is likely to be completed by April 2017 by Times of India".
7. "Samrat Ashoka Convention Kendra, Patna wins 10th CIDC".