Kyoto International Conference Center
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| Kyoto International Conference Center | |
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国立京都国際会館 | |
 Kyoto International Conference Center | |
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| Former names | Kyoto International Conference Hall |
| Alternative names | Kokuritsu Kyōto Kokusai Kaikan |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | conference facility |
| Architectural style | Metabolist |
| Location | Takaragaike, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Town or city | Kyoto |
| Country | Japan |
| Construction started | 24 January 1964 |
| Completed | 20 March 1966 |
| Opened | 21 March 1966 |
| Renovated | 1973, 1985, 1998 |
| Grounds | 156,000 m² |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Sachio Otani |
| Other designers | Isamu Kenmochi |
The Kyoto International Conference Center (国立京都国際会館, Kokuritsu Kyōto Kokusai Kaikan), abbreviated as ICC Kyoto and previously called the Kyoto International Conference Hall, is a large conference facility located at Takaragaike, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The Kyoto Protocol was signed in this hall.
The center was designed by architect Sachio Otani to an unusual hexagonal framework, resulting in few vertical walls or columns, and opened in 1966 with an addition in 1973.[1] Today the total facility provides 156,000 m²[1] of meeting space, and consists of the main Conference Hall with large meeting room (capacity 2,000) and a number of smaller rooms, an Annex Hall (capacity 1,500) and Event Hall, with the Grand Prince Hotel Kyoto nearby.[2] Both Main Hall and Annex Hall are equipped with simultaneous interpreting facilities for 12 languages.[3]
It is located north of Kyoto proper, and may be reached via the Karasuma Line subway.[4]
The complex is the location for the finale of John Frankenheimer's cult 1982 martial arts action film The Challenge, starring Scott Glenn and legendary Japanese star, Toshiro Mifune.
Past events
- 1994 International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference
- 1997 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Kyoto Protocol)
- 2003 World Water Forum
Access
- Karasuma Line: Kokusaikaikan Station
- Kyoto City Bus: Kokusaikaikan Sta.
- Kyoto Bus: Kokusaikaikan-ekimae
References
- ^ a b "Architecture of ICC Kyoto".
- ^ "floor map" (PDF).
- ^ "Simultaneous Interpretation System".
- ^ "Subway line" (PDF).
- R. Stephen Sennott, Encyclopedia of 20th-Century Architecture, Taylor & Francis, 2003, page 739. ISBN 1-57958-433-0.