Romexpo

Romexpo
"Romexpo"
Map
Address65-67 Mărăști Boulevard[1]
LocationBucharest, Romania
Coordinates44°28′35″N 26°03′54″E / 44.47627°N 26.06509°E / 44.47627; 26.06509
OperatorROMEXPO SA
CapacityVolleyball: 15,000[3]
Handball: 14,000[4]
Boxing: 10,000 (Central Pavilion, Pavilion A)[5]
Concerts: 50,000[6]
Field size303,234 m2 (3,263,980 sq ft)[7]
Construction
Opened27 April 1962[1]
Expanded1994, 2002, 2016–2017[2]
Construction costExpansion:
2017: €16 million[2]
ArchitectAscanio Damian, Mircea Enescu, Vera Hariton[1]
Structural engineerDan Mateescu[1]
Website
www.romexpo.ro
Romexpo
Headquarters
Key people
  • Traian Caramanian
RevenueIncrease 13.45 million (2018)
Increase €1 million (2018)
Total equityIncrease €41.40 million (2018)
OwnerROMEXPO SA
Number of employees
214 (2018)
Websitewww.romexpo.ro

Romexpo, also known as Romexpo Dome or Romexpo Town, is a large exhibition center and indoor arena in Bucharest, Romania. It is primarily used for exhibitions, concerts, and sporting events. The complex also hosts more than 140 other exhibits and trade shows every year. It is 303,234 square metres (3,263,980 sq ft), houses 100,000 square metres (1,100,000 sq ft) under roof, spread throughout 11 pavilions.[8]

It is close to other Bucharest landmarks, including the Bucharest World Trade Center, City Gate Towers, and the House of the Free Press.

In 2018, it covered an exhibition area of 143,000 square meters. There were over 142,000 participants, including 3,500 exhibiting companies from 45 countries.[9]

In September 2020, the Chamber of Deputies passed a law to hand the area over to Chamber of Commerce and Industry, allowing a private investment to develop a roughly €3 billion real estate project on the land. Iulius Group plans a gigantic complex that will include 14 new buildings with various purposes: offices, residential, hotels, commercial spaces and museums, plus 12,000 parking spaces.[10]

  1. ^ a b c d "BucureștiFM iti spune povestea Pavilionului Romexpo". BucurestiFM (in Romanian). March 16, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Comnord București încheie un contract de 16 milioane de euro cu Romexpo pentru execuţia unor lucrări". Ziarul Financiar (in Romanian). November 29, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Până la Alba Blaj și Vakifbank au fost Dinamo și Rapid. Anii de glorie ai voleiului românesc, finala Cupei Campionilor disputată la Romexpo în fața a 15.000 de oameni și numărul impresionat de trofee pe care l-a adunat țara noastră" (in Romanian). Prosport. 6 May 2018.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference tennis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Lucian Bute l-a învins pe Mendy prin KO şi şi-a păstrat titlul mondial IBF – GALERIE FOTO". Mediafax (in Romanian). July 9, 2011.
  6. ^ "Ziua "The Big Four" s-a încheiat cu un show incendiar Metallica, la Sonisphere". Mediafax (in Romanian). June 27, 2010.
  7. ^ "Acasă". ROMEXPO (in Romanian). Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  8. ^ Infrastructura centrului expoziţional romexpo.ro, accessed September 8, 2019.
  9. ^ Retrospectivă 2018 romexpo.ro, accessed September 8, 2019. Romexpo had a total of 143 events.
  10. ^ Ernst, Iulian (2020-09-03). "Furore over Bucharest land plot gift for €2.9bn Romexpo development | bne IntelliNews". www.intellinews.com. Retrieved 2020-09-06.