Kansas City Convention Center

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LocationKansas City, Missouri
Coordinates39°5′51″N 94°35′16″W / 39.09750°N 94.58778°W / 39.09750; -94.58778
OperatorKansas City Convention & Entertainment Facilities
ArchitectHelmut Jahn
OpenedJuly 8, 1976; 48 years ago (July 8, 1976)[1]
Expanded1994
Construction cost
$91.7 million
Theatre seating
  • 2,400 (Kansas City Music Hall)
  • 38,000 (Exhibit Hall)
Enclosed space
 • Total space800,000 square feet (74,000 m2)[2]
 • Exhibit hall floor388,800 square feet (36,120 m2) (Bartle Exhibition Hall)[3] 46,000 square feet (4,300 m2) (Municipal Exhibition Hall)[4]
 • Breakout/meeting118,000 square feet (11,000 m2)[5][6]
 • Ballroom65,000 square feet (6,000 m2)[7][8]
Website
kcconvention.com

The Kansas City Convention Center, originally Bartle Hall Convention Center or Bartle Hall, is a major convention center in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA. It was named for Harold Roe Bartle, a prominent, two-term mayor of Kansas City in the 1950s and early-1960s. Its roof is suspended by four tall art deco inspired pylons, as a component of the Kansas City skyline.

  1. ^ "Missouri Valley Special Collections : Item Viewer". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  2. ^ "Kansas City Convention Center | Visit KC". September 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "Bartle Exhibit Hall (A - E)".
  4. ^ "The LEX".
  5. ^ "Meeting Room Series 2100 and 2200".
  6. ^ "Conference Center".
  7. ^ "Grand Ballroom (2501)".
  8. ^ "Meeting Room Series 2100 and 2200".