Congress & Exhbition Centers of Eastern Europe?

[CrazySerb]

With new statistics showing that congress-based tourism is becoming the biggest tourist magnet to all major cities today, I thought it was the right time to start a thread about existing & new developments of congress & exhibition infrastructure in our region:)

In Europe, Germany is the absolute leader in congress & exhibition tourism. One only has to mention an event like BAUMA, world's largest construction industry trade fair held tri-annually in Munich...

http://www.liebherr.com/images/Liebherr_Bauma2004_800_406.jpg


But what about the rest of us?:)

[CrazySerb]

In Belgrade, we have "Sava" Congress Center...this is what Wiki says about it:


Sava Centar (Serbian: Сава центар / Sava centar) is an international congress, cultural and business centre of various multi-functional activities located in Belgrade, Serbia. It is has the largest audience hall in the country and entire former Yugoslavia. It has been host to numerous large scale events and performances.

The construction of the biggest congress and performance hall in Yugoslavia (as called back then - now Serbia) started in 1976. The hall would be located in the new construction area of the city of Belgrade, New Belgrade. In those years the capital of Belgrade spread across the rivers of the Sava and Danube to construct a modern alternative to the historical city. The complete construction of the project took three years, until 1979, and was headed by chief designer and team manager Stojan Maksimović. Most of the construction took place in 1977 when the skeleton of the building was complete. Supporting architecture such as roads and highways were also built during this period around the Sava Centar complex.

Sava Centar has 69,720 m2 of useful and 100,000 m2 overall area, including a theatre hall with 4,000 seats, 15 conference halls, an exhibition area and a number of other facilities. It annually hosts more than half million visitors. Sava Centar is connected to Continental Hotel Belgrade via a special underground hall way. The complex also includes restaurants and bars as well as offices and shops.

The great hall, nicknamed the blue hall due to its blue seats is the largest audience hall in the country with the above mentioned 4,000 seats, both ground and upper level included. The hall has the ability to completely change its look depending on the stage set-up. As a result seats can be taken out. It is also the place major cinema premiers are hosted.

Sava Centar has been the host of significant congress gatherings and artistic programs: OSCE, Annual General Meeting of IMF and the World Bank, 55th Annual General Meeting of Interpol, 6th UNCTAD, General Meeting of UNESCO, FOREX, FISIT and 9th Summit of the non-aligned countries.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/08/1186275602savacentarbk5.jpg

[CrazySerb]

And there is also "Belgrade Fair" , on the other side of Sava river...


Belgrade Fair is the largest institution of its kind in Serbia. With its capacities and employees, the Fair is capable of providing a variety of services to interested business partners.

Belgrade Fair possesses closed and open exhibition space. Fourteen halls of Belgrade Fair have approximately 100,000 m2 of space for exhibitions. Central hall (Hall 1) is a monumental building with a dome, with overall size of 21,280 m2. Also noteworthy for mentioning are Hall 2 (9,239 m2), Hall 3 (4,438 m2) and Hall 14 (11,665 m2) with their impressive space for exhibitions.

Overall area of open space for exhibitions has 35,363 m2, including space for presentation of wagon industry and heavy machines industry.

Belgrade Fair also has commercial space, depositories, and workhouses. Additional services include: Post Office, bank, tourist agencies, carrier companies, custom, and ambulance. Also, within Fair there are several important hosting object of various purposes.

Every year Belgrade Fair hosts over 30 regular international fair manifestations. Aa all fairs have a high level of organization, many of these manifestations are members of respectable international organizations: the International Fair of Technique and Technical Advancements, International Fair of Clothing - World Fashion, International Fair of Furniture, Equipment and Internal Decorations, and SEEBBE (Southeast Europe Building Belgrade Expo) are members of UFI, Paris.

International fair BG CAR SHOW – MOTOPASSION is one of the eighteen registered centers for presentation of European automobile industry by OICA, Paris.

In addition to regular manifestations, domes of Belgrade Fair host numerous other exhibitions, concerts, scientific and specialized meetings.

Range of services of the Belgrade Fair is supported by bazaar of consumer goods.

Over 5,000 companies exhibit on the Belgrade Fair annually, with more than 1.500,000 visitors.

Since 2001, the Belgrade Fair is a member of CEFA (Central European Fair Association).

Starting September 2003, the International Fair of Tourism is a member of ETTFA.

Since 1991, the World Trade Center in Belgrade is a member of WTCA (World Trade Center Association) with central office in New York. WTCA connects the most important points of international trade into a modern communication system and allows contacts with people and companies from over 330 member cities from over 100 countries. The Belgrade Fair is one of the founders of the World Trade Center in Belgrade (1991).

The World Trade Center in Belgrade handles business information from all over the world, organizes trading missions and educational programs, and has access to business informational systems. Influence and reputation of WTC Belgrade gives support to domestic companies in their international business.

Annual New Year's childrens Fair...
http://zivotic.com/photo/fin/d100_16/dsc_9065.jpg

http://zivotic.com/photo/fin/d100_16/dsc_9064.jpg

http://zivotic.com/photo/fin/d100_16/dsc_9067.jpg

http://zivotic.com/photo/fin/d100_16/dsc_9071.jpg

[CrazySerb]

Another large trade fair in Serbia is located in Novi Sad, 80km northwest of Belgrade.


When the gates of the 4th International Fair of Education "Guidelines" close, it will mark the end of yet another successful season of fair events at the Novi Sad Fair. During 2007, there have been 28 events in 12 terms, with over 5,000 exhibitors from 60 countries, 1,700 journalists and over 1,100,000 visitors from Serbia and abroad.

The Novi Sad Fair is the leading fair institution in Serbia, but its scope of activities does not encompass only organising exhibitions.

The Novi Sad Fair is a joint-stock company which is the leading fair institution in Serbia. It deals with organising exhibitions and fair events, congresses and professional meetings, as well as with providing marketing, warehousing and catering services.

The fairground covers a total of 300,000 square meters, 60,000 of which is indoor exhibition area.

The Novi Sad Fair also prides on Radio Sajam, one of the most popular radio stations in Novi Sad.

During important fair events the Novi Sad Fair produces a TV show – TV Sajam info.




Annual agricultural fair...very old aerial photo:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/CrazySerb/SajamNS1.jpg

[ZimasterX]

In Moscow theres the VDNKH, housing the geatness of Soviet achievement.

http://www.moscow.info/images/parks/VVTs.jpg

[nebunul]

RomExpo, Bucharest

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4324/111ra7.png (http://imageshack.us)

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/371/000pz1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[ВОДА]

Inter Expo Center - Sofia


On the area of 42 000 sq.m, Inter Expo & Congress Center is situated in the south-eastern part of Sofia only 3 km from the city airport, directly on the highway connecting Vienna and Istanbul, 6 km from the centre of the city and 15 minutes from the central railway station and international bus station. The exhibition complex has four exhibition pavilions, seven congress halls and open exhibition area.

The exhibition pavilions offer excellent conditions for organising a wide spectrum of specialised exhibitions and are also suitable for congresses, seminars, cocktails, gala dinners, promotions, fashion shows and others.
In response to the growing demands of the customers, Inter Expo & Congress Center will continue to follow its program for enlarging the infrastructure – extending the exhibition, congress and parking areas.
In the north-western part of the complex is being built a car park for 500 parking places.

At the clients’ disposal are restaurants, cafeterias, car parks. Also banking, insurance and tourist services, hotel and ticket reservations, rent-a-car, tickets for culture event.


http://www.bulgarreklama.com/photos/ca0482b15378affa78724e5db151b18b.jpg


http://www.balpex.eu/UserFiles/Image/77560_b1.jpg

[ВОДА]

International Fair - Plovdiv, BULGARIA

THE LARGEST FAIR IN THE BALKANS



The beginning of the exhibition industry in the modern Bulgarian history was laid in 1892 when Plovdiv hosted the First Bulgarian Agricultural and Industrial Exposition.

International Fair - Plovdiv is the successor of the First Exposition and of its mission as well - to contribute to the prosperity of the Bulgarian people by encouraging the development of the national industry.

The exhibition calendar of International Fair - Plovdiv comprises multi-branch fairs and trade exhibitions covering key sectors of Bulgarian economy. International Fair - Plovdiv organizes the most important trade forums countrywide, opening up prospects for the Bulgarian producers to appear on the international market. The trade fair and exhibition events outline the performance of Bulgarian economy, as well as the interest of the international business in our country and region.

The Fairground is the largest exhibition site in the Balkan region. It is situated on area of 352,000 sq. m. The exhibition complex consists of 19 multifunctional pavilions best equipped for the arrangement and display of all kinds of exhibits. The exhibition area amounts to 138,000 sq. m., the indoor area is 69,300 sq. m. The modern Congress Centre of the International Fair Plovdiv comprises eight multifunctional halls with 20 to 550 seats. Another 13 halls in various pavilions are also available.

International Fair - Plovdiv provides its customers with appropriate conditions for business activities, identical to those offered by the most renowned European fairs.

International Fair - Plovdiv is the only fair organizing company in Bulgaria admitted as a member of the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI). Seven of its events have fulfilled the high criteria and have been approved by UFI. These are the International Technical Fair, the International Consumer Goods and Technologies Fair, the specialized exhibitions AGRA; VINARIA; MEDICUS, DENTO, GALENIA, PrintCom and Foodtech.


http://www.apeebg.org/imgs/icons/panair_plovdiv.jpg


http://www.tfi-publications.com/2006-b/Trade-Fairs-6-6-06.jpg


http://www.plovdivguide.com/news/2069/images/plovdiv-Fair-property.jpg


http://www.plovdiv.org/home/IntFair.jpg


http://www.fair.bg/en/

[bgrs]

For Sofia it should be NDK of course :)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/111/294518561_8285b69bba.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/170/458698575_b936d0fb8f.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/15/21131457_305f83ac21.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/333292839_339299047b.jpg?v=0

It is one of the few monsters of commie architecture that I like.

[ВОДА]

^^ It should be for sure but I don`t like it!

How do you?? It`s a piece of crap!

It reminds me of this ex-expo building in Stara Zagora.

http://www.bsp.bg/fce/001/0266/bigimg/obl_uprava.jpg

I hate commie stuff... :bash:

[bgrs]

Sorry, but I don't think there are many similarities between them :)

I like the NDK cause overall it's a huge project for that time, its not only the congress centre, the squares, parks behind, the bridge, etc. You have underground boulevard, lots of underground facilities and when they build the metro station there, it will look great. And besides, next to it is the blvd Bulgaria/blvd Vitosha road intersection and overall it looks great even on google earth. But together with the metro station, they must remove that ugly ruined communist monument cause it makes the whole place look bad.

Anyway, I think that NDK is one of the good things the communists built in Sofia.

[RawLee]

Hungexpo

The HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair Center lies on an area of 36 hectares. It welcomes partners on a 60 000 m2 gross indoor exhibition area and 50 000 m2 free area. The HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair Center provides an environment of high quality and excellent standard as well as reliable services for nearly 30 exhibitions and venues a year. Our areas are suitable for organising meetings for 15-50 participants, conferences for a few hundred attendees, or even congresses for several thousand participants.
http://www.neuzer.hu/UserFiles2/Image/hungexpo.jpg

http://www.hwsw.hu/kepek/hirek/2006/09/hungexpo.jpg
SYMA sports and exhibition centre
http://www.syma.hu/symalive/images/csarnok_madartavlat.jpg
Millenáris exhibition centre
http://images.google.hu/url?q=http://legifoto.civertan.hu/legifoto/b_legifoto_millenaris-07.jpg&usg=AFQjCNERgJnZso2jATRoogVsuBwVq4i-Fg

[nebunul]

International Fair - Plovdiv, BULGARIA

THE LARGEST FAIR IN THE BALKANS

The Fairground is the largest exhibition site in the Balkan region. It is situated on area of 352,000 sq. m. The exhibition complex consists of 19 multifunctional pavilions best equipped for the arrangement and display of all kinds of exhibits. The exhibition area amounts to 138,000 sq. m., the indoor area is 69,300 sq. m. The modern Congress Centre of the International Fair Plovdiv comprises eight multifunctional halls with 20 to 550 seats. Another 13 halls in various pavilions are also available.


Is Romania in Balkans?
RomExpo, Bucharest ... Total area: 421.700 m2
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/3083/reaq2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/3936/rrrbp9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5646/rrrvt8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[ВОДА]

Sorry, but I don't think there are many similarities between them :)

I like the NDK cause overall it's a huge project for that time, its not only the congress centre, the squares, parks behind, the bridge, etc. You have underground boulevard, lots of underground facilities and when they build the metro station there, it will look great. And besides, next to it is the blvd Bulgaria/blvd Vitosha road intersection and overall it looks great even on google earth. But together with the metro station, they must remove that ugly ruined communist monument cause it makes the whole place look bad.

Anyway, I think that NDK is one of the good things the communists built in Sofia.


The style is completely the same. White granit facade as an exterior, red commie carpets as an interior etc.

This style is killing me. Oh, god...

There is nothing good I can see related to the commie past.

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Is Romania in Balkans?


I told you many times Bucharest is NOT a Balkan city. Romania is just a partly Balkan state.

The only one large Romanian city in Balkans is Constanta.

[bgrs]

Well, it was the architectural style of that period, you can't expect something different. Anyway, this is the project with the latgest infrastructure development built in conjunction with it...perhaps the airport will be a good competitor some day, but not now. And for example, take BPS...overall there are perhaps more money invested in its buildings than in NDK...but its infrastructure sucks big time.

[MareCar]

^^ It should be for sure but I don`t like it!

How do you?? It`s a piece of crap!

It reminds me of this ex-expo building in Stara Zagora.

http://www.bsp.bg/fce/001/0266/bigimg/obl_uprava.jpg

I hate commie stuff... :bash:

Sorry for OT, but Actually the upper part of that building is well designed and doesn't look that bad if there weren't those ACs. :cheers:

[ВОДА]

BPS infrastructure still sux.

It`s overcrowded and there is no free parking place. :ohno:

[ВОДА]

Sorry for OT, but Actually the upper part of that building is well designed and doesn't look that bad if there weren't those ACs. :cheers:

This building is under renovation and it will be glassy very soon. I hope to see it from different point of view very soon. :)

Unfortunately, it won`t be expo center any more.

[bgrs]

^^Yeah, it's getting worse, cause they began building office buildings outside the park. And there is another big project next to it, the residential park (RPS) which is still not started AFAIK (should check). Alexander Malinov blvd ends abruptly near the police academy and after that you have lots of construction works, bad roads and yet unfinished junction to the ringroad. The parking places are not enough, even though there is some multilevel parking lot. But the worst is that soon, Alexander Malinov blvd will become a traffic hell with all those retail stores there too. It just sucks and I am a pessimist about that area..

[ВОДА]

^^Yeah, it's getting worse, cause they began building office buildings outside the park. And there is another big project next to it, the residential park (RPS) which is still not started AFAIK (should check). Alexander Malinov blvd ends abruptly near the police academy and after that you have lots of construction works, bad roads and yet unfinished junction to the ringroad. The parking places are not enough, even though there is some multilevel parking lot. But the worst is that soon, Alexander Malinov blvd will become a traffic hell with all those retail stores there too. It just sucks and I am a pessimist about that area..


Mladost is not so bad but they are trying to make it worse than it was many years ago /20 -30/.

[bgrs]

Mladost is suffering from AIDS ( Accumulated Investor Development Syndome). And it can be very bad sometimes :)

[ВОДА]

^^ You are bloody right! BPSZ is a way better than BPSF as an infrustructure but it`s still a dwarf if compare.

So, lets stop cuz it`s EXPO thread... :)

[MareCar]

This building is under renovation and it will be glassy very soon. I hope to see it from different point of view very soon. :)

Unfortunately, it won`t be expo center any more.

Oh no... it looks good as it is, justput new windows in (same white colour, not blue ones) clean up the fascade and remove the acs...and completely renewal the lower part and it would look perfect

[Gatsby]

the new Krakow Congress Center (should be completed in 2011).

http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/2/4669/z4669912X.jpg

[paral0c0]

Grand media Hotel & convention Centar Sarajevo (Should be completed in 2010)

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7908/grandmediacentar0912200nv5.jpg
http://www.sa-c.info/projektImg/f5wcDIHDcw6CrZ8.jpg


More Pictures and info at:
http://www.sa-c.info/projects/3
http://www.alpha-bau.at/
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=281180

[nebunul]

Is Romania in Balkans?
RomExpo, Bucharest ... Total area: 421.700 m2
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/3083/reaq2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/3936/rrrbp9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5646/rrrvt8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



APPROVED tbc MARCH 2009 :cheers:
A project for RomExpo ( Bucharest fairs and exhibitions organizer in Romania ). a 20 millions Euro project

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2031/2116369726_4695d5cda5_o.jpg

[ancov]

Crocus-Expo, near Moscow ...

http://www.crocus-expo.ru/contimg/aboutcentr/heli.jpg

http://www.crocus-expo.ru/contimg/aboutcentr/8.jpg

[Perun]

Poland:

Poznań International Fair

http://www.mtp.pl/attachment/f428caacf7158866442727a30389fcb6/08eb3f053c4d97a1492fd97488b1fd5d/P1011212.JPG

http://www.mtp.pl/attachment/f428caacf7158866442727a30389fcb6/4b4a1bf469620d24c47c33c6de301b60/185_8591.JPG

http://www.mtp.pl/attachment/f428caacf7158866442727a30389fcb6/2c6801c4dfb9895e688ebeaa5b5d4ebc/165_6507.JPG

http://www.mtp.pl/attachment/f428caacf7158866442727a30389fcb6/b547c3eb0c5cdedd3a44658dfad0506a/187_8774.JPG

Warsaw International Expo Center

http://miejsca.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/targimeeting/expo_warszawa.jpg

[zzibit]

the WIEC looks so sleek. WOW!

[Dux Uxorum]

There are some really awesome buildings here, I especially like those Polish expo centers (Krakow is :okay:)

[gjergjkastrioti]

Palace of Congresses of Tirana - Communism Period Construction
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/sq/6/64/Pallati_i_Kongreseve_n%C3%AB_Tiran%C3%AB.jpg

[slonychips]

there will be new congres center in Katowice, conected with famous Spodek arena

http://www.inzynieria.com/Centrum_Kongresowe_w_Katowicach,5996,800,600,.jpg

[tersyxus]

Poland:

Poznań International Fair

http://www.mtp.pl/attachment/f428caacf7158866442727a30389fcb6/08eb3f053c4d97a1492fd97488b1fd5d/P1011212.JPG

http://www.mtp.pl/attachment/f428caacf7158866442727a30389fcb6/4b4a1bf469620d24c47c33c6de301b60/185_8591.JPG

http://www.mtp.pl/attachment/f428caacf7158866442727a30389fcb6/2c6801c4dfb9895e688ebeaa5b5d4ebc/165_6507.JPG

http://www.mtp.pl/attachment/f428caacf7158866442727a30389fcb6/b547c3eb0c5cdedd3a44658dfad0506a/187_8774.JPG

Warsaw International Expo Center

http://miejsca.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/targimeeting/expo_warszawa.jpg

Ive just been to the Poznan and I was surprized how modern and grandious the International Fair is. There are even a tram tracks in it. I wonder whether it's in operation or not though.