Yashobhoomi | |
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Alternative names | India International Convention and Exhibition Centre |
General information | |
Type | Convention center |
Architectural style | Contemporary architecture |
Location | Sector 25, Dwarka, Delhi, India |
Coordinates | 28°55′36″N 077°04′00″E / 28.92667°N 77.06667°E |
Groundbreaking | 20 September 2018[2] |
Completed | 15 September 2023[1] |
Opened | 17 September 2023[1] |
Cost | ₹25,700 crore (US$3.1 billion) |
Client | India International Convention and Exhibition Center Limited |
Owner | Government of India |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 73,000 sq.m. (Phase-I) 890,000 sq.m. (entire project)[1] |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | CP Kukreja Architects IDOM ARCOP Associates |
Main contractor | Larsen & Toubro |
Other information | |
Seating capacity | 11,000 (Phase-I) |
Public transit access | Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25 |
Website | |
Official website |
Yashobhoomi (lit. "Land of Fame" ) is a convention center located in Sector 25, Dwarka, Delhi, India.[3] It is the largest convention center in India and Asia by area, and one of the biggest MICE facilities in the world.[4][5] Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid Yashobhoomi's foundation stone on 20 September 2018.[6][7] Construction began on the following day and Phase-I was expected to be completed by September 2022 so that Yashobhoomi could host the G20 Summit in 2023.
However, labour shortages and slowdowns in work caused by the COVID-19 pandemic delayed completion to 15 September 2023. Yashobhoomi (Phase-I) was inaugurated by PM Modi On his birthday, September 17, 2023.[8][9]
Its development cost ₹25,700 crore (US$3.1 billion),[2][7] out of which its first phase costs ₹5,400 crore (US$650 million). The total area of the entire convention center is 890,000 m2, with built-up areas of over 100,000 m2 and 300,000 m2, while its first phase covers 73,000 m2.[1]