Convention center

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A convention center (American English, conference centre outside the USA and Canada) is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typically offer sufficient floor area to accommodate several thousand attendees. Very large venues, suitable for major trade shows, are sometimes known as 'exhibition centres'. Convention centers typically have at least one auditorium and may also contain concert halls, lecture halls, meeting rooms, and conference rooms. Some large resort area hotels include a convention center.

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Exhibition Hall of the Makaryev Fair
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, late 2004
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Inside Vietnam National Convention Center, Hanoi
Siglo XXI Convention Centre in Mérida, Mexico
McCormick Place in Chicago, the largest Convention center in North America
The back entrance of the PBH convention center in Zuidlaren, Netherlands
View of the west portion of the San Diego Convention Center from West Harbor Drive. The San Diego Convention Center is one of the largest in North America and is home to Comic-Con International
Hall #6 in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India
Pittsburgh's David L. Lawrence Convention Center, the first LEED-certified convention center in North America
The Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center, in Butuan City, Philippines
Corferias Exposition Center in Bogota, Colombia
Interior of the auditorium within the LDS Conference Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States