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Exhibition centre in Cologne, Germany
Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre
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Koelnmesse - aerial view
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Address
| Messeplatz 1, 50679,
Cologne
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Germany
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Coordinates
| 50°56′47″N
6°58′52″E
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50.946401°N 6.9812304°E
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50.946401; 6.9812304
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Owner
| Koelnmesse GmbH
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Operator
| Koelnmesse GmbH
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Opened
| 1924
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? Total space
| 284,000 m
2
(3,060,000 sq ft)
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Parking
| 14,500 spaces
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Bicycle facilities
| Yes
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Public transit access
| S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Taxi, Plane
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www
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Koelnmesse GmbH
(
Cologne Trade Fair
) is an international trade fair and exhibition center located in
Cologne
,
North Rhine-Westphalia
,
Germany
. With around 80
trade fairs
and over 2,000
conferences
annually, Koelnmesse is one of the country's largest trade fair organisers
[2]
and with 284,000 m
2
exhibition floor area the third largest by area.
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The Cologne Trade Fair ground was founded in 1922. Until 2005, the trade fair was based in the historic Rheinhallen, and since then moved into new premises next to them. The old
Fair Tower Cologne
(
Messeturm Koln
) is a landmark building from 1928 and features a tower restaurant on the top floor.
Since 2018, the fair has been undergoing the greatest renovation works in its history. They are expected to last until 2030 and cost €600 million. Two thirds of that amount will be spent renovating the seven southern halls, dating from the 1970s.
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Trade fairs
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The following
trade fairs
, among others, are held in Cologne:
- Anuga
, the world's most important food and beverage trade fair
- Anuga FoodTec
, the supplier fair for the food and drink industry
- Art Cologne
- Dmexco
, the leading international exposition and conference for the digital industry
- EuVend
, the international trade fair for the
vending
industry
- Gamescom
, most important trade fair for interactive games and entertainment in Europe
- Imm Cologne
, leading trade fair for the furniture sector
- Intermot
, international motorcycle, scooter and bicycle fair
- Internationale Sußwarenmesse (ISM), world's largest confectionery trade fair
- Photokina
, the world's leading fair for photography and imaging
Location
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The trade fair grounds lie in Cologne's right-Rhenish district of
Deutz
, directly adjacent to
Koln Messe/Deutz station
to the south. Among others, the station has
ICE
connections by
Deutsche Bahn
to
Koln Hbf
and
Cologne/Bonn Airport
. West of the trade fair grounds lies the
Rheinpark
, a 40 hectare large park on the River
Rhine
, and
Tanzbrunnen
,
[5]
an open-air theater.
Apart from the Koln Messe/Deutz station to the south, the Cologne trade fair center is also served by the
Cologne Stadtbahn
Koelnmesse station
to the East.
Subsidiaries
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Image gallery
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-
The North Entrance
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One of the fair aisles
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The South Entrance
References
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Koelnmesse
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50°56′38″N
6°58′28″E
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50.9438°N 6.9745°E
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50.9438; 6.9745