Connecticut Convention Center
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Connecticut Convention Center | |
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The front of Connecticut Convention Center
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Address |
100 Columbus Blvd.
Hartford, Connecticut 06103 |
Owner | Capital Region Development Authority |
Opened | June 2005 [1] |
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• Total space | 205,000-square-foot (19,000 m 2 ) |
• Ballroom | 40,000-square-foot (4,000 m 2 ) |
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The Connecticut Convention Center is a convention center located in downtown Hartford, Connecticut , United States , overlooking the Connecticut River . [2]
History
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The center opened on June 2 2005. [1] It was designed by Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates and features more than 140,000 square feet (13,000 m 2 ) of exhibition space, a 40,000-square-foot (4,000 m 2 ) ballroom and 25,000 square feet (2,300 m 2 ) of flexible meeting space. [3] It is the largest convention facility between New York and Boston. The Connecticut Convention Center’s 110-foot (34 m) glass atrium rises ten stories above a grand public plaza and a tree-lined riverfront esplanade .
The Connecticut Convention Center has been home to ConnectiCon since 2005. [4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "New Connecticut Convention Center" . Gilbane Building Company . Gilbane Building Company . Retrieved 13 March 2018 .
- ↑ "Connecticut Convention Center" . Visit CT . 2006-06-08 . Retrieved 2020-06-11 .
- ↑ Sterner, Daniel (2012-07-10). A Guide to Historic Hartford, Connecticut . Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61423-580-4 .
- ↑ "ConnectiCon 2005 Information" . FanCons.com . Retrieved 2020-06-11 .
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