Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center is a convention center in Dallas , Texas . It is named after the former US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison .
building
Architect George Dahl designed the structure and layout of the Dallas Memorial Auditorium buildings in the mid-1950s. It was completed and opened in 1957. The main building of the building complex has an audience capacity of more than 10,000 visitors. The center was renamed again in the 1970s. The expanded area of the center was known as the Dallas Convention Center . In 1984 and 1994 the center was expanded again. The campus has been complete since 2002. The existing Reunion Arena was then also part of the building complex, but it was demolished in 2009 because it was no longer used enough due to the American Airlines Center now in Dallas . The entire area of the convention center is two million square feet (≈185,000 m²); Half of this can be used as exhibition and event space.
The Dallas Memorial Auditorium is the main concert venue. Internationally known rock and pop musicians such as Elvis Presley , Eric Clapton , Prince and Queen performed in the hall. Furthermore, the hall served the Dallas Chaparrals and Texas Chaparrals as their home venue and training facility. In addition to baseball competitions , wrestling events were also held here .
The Omni Dallas Convention Center Hotel with over 1,000 hotel rooms is located on the campus of the convention center, as are numerous theaters , cinemas and restaurants .
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Sports teams in the hall (English)