Pontevedra Exhibition Centre

Pontevedra Exhibition Centre
Recinto Ferial de Pontevedra
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Alternative namesRecinto ferial
General information
TypeExhibition and Trade Fair Centre
LocationPontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Coordinates42°26′09.9″N 8°38′21.8″W / 42.436083°N 8.639389°W / 42.436083; -8.639389
Construction started1997
Completed1998
Opening17 December 1998
OwnerCity Council of Pontevedra
ManagementPazo de Congresos e Exposicións
Design and construction
Architect(s)Manuel de las Casas
Website
Official website

The Pontevedra Exhibition Centre is a complex for events such as exhibitions, fairs and conventions. It is in the Rosalía de Castro Park, near the banks of the Lérez River in Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain).

History

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The exhibition centre was built in 1997, on the initiative of the Galician Government, with a modern architecture. It is the work of the architect Manuel de las Casas, who was entrusted with the project as an annex to the Pontevedra Auditorium and Convention Centre. He presented the project that best integrated the two buildings, achieving harmony between the whole complex and the spaces on the banks of the Lérez.

The Exhibition Centre was inaugurated on 17 December 1998 and opened to the public with the Pomóvil Automobile Fair inaugurated by the President of the Xunta de Galicia.[1][2]

The Exhibition Centre was managed from 1998 until 2020 by the autonomous body Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones, on behalf of the City Council of Pontevedra.[3]

Facilities

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The exhibition centre has an area of 7,500 m2.[4] It consists of a building 163 metres long, 34.4 metres wide and 15.2 metres high.

The Pontevedra Trade Fair Centre has an open-air car park with a capacity of 230 vehicles. The tetrahedral-shaped building is made of steel with aluminium and glass finishes and has a total surface area of approximately 6,000 m2. The multi-purpose building has a fully covered exhibition area, prepared to host all kinds of Fairs and Exhibitions, as well as an accreditation area for conferences in the entrance hall. It offers a wide range of layout options to best adapt to and customise events.[5]

This vast complex is complemented by the adjacent auditorium, with a total capacity of 1,118 seats and a total area of 10,000 m2. The tetrahedral-shaped building of the exhibition centre, with its hard, cold steel texture, aluminium walls and large windows, contrasts with the green slate slabs of the annex, the Pontevedra Congress Centre,[6] to which it has direct access from the inside, allowing great versatility in the joint use of all its rooms, so that the restaurant, cafeteria and terrace services are for shared use.

The dimensions of the spaces at the Pontevedra Trade Fair Centre are as follows:

  • Access hall for exhibitions and congresses : 350 m².
  • Main building area: 4,140 m².
  • First floor hall: 750 m².
  • Warehouse of the exhibition centre: 368 m².
  • Outdoor parking: 1,800 m².

It is a harmonious combination of spatiality, versatility and luminosity; a multi-purpose space, surrounded by ten thousand square metres of gardens and green spaces.

Events

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The exhibition centre hosts various professional and public events each year, including the Culturgal fair, the Etiqueta Negra fair (Galician gourmet products fair),[7][8][9] the Pont Up Store fair,[10] the Stock fair or the Si quero wedding fair,[11] the Móvete car fair and the Mundonenos family and children's fair[12] among others.[13]

In addition to this, the Pontevedra Trade Fair Centre is used for a wide range of leisure activities such as the installation of an ice rink at Christmas or the celebration of open-air concerts on the outdoor esplanades.

In the past, the exhibition centre has hosted important fairs such as Ferpalia (Galician tourism fair)[14] or events such as the Galician fashion show Pontus Veteris.[15]

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  • Aluminium and glass facade.
    Aluminium and glass facade.
  • Entrance
    Entrance
  • General view in the Rosalía de Castro Park
    General view in the Rosalía de Castro Park
  • Main façade and Rosalía de Castro Park near the banks of the Lérez.
    Main façade and Rosalía de Castro Park near the banks of the Lérez.
  • Side view
    Side view
  • Back side
    Back side
  • Side view
    Side view
  • Façade
    Façade
  • Culturgal in 2016
    Culturgal in 2016

References

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  1. ^ "La necesidad de una infraestructura". Diario de Pontevedra (in Spanish). 27 November 2022.
  2. ^ "El recinto ferial se integra en el conjunto del auditorio". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 23 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Un nuevo servicio municipal coordinará la actividad del Pazo de Cultura y del Teatro Principal". Pontevedra Viva (in Spanish). 13 October 2020.
  4. ^ "El Ayuntamiento de Pontevedra se incorpora como nuevo socio de la Asociación Gallega de Ferias y Eventos". Nexotur (in Spanish). 9 September 2014.
  5. ^ "El Ayuntamiento de Pontevedra se incorpora como nuevo socio de la Asociación Gallega de Ferias y Eventos". Nexotur (in Spanish). 9 September 2014.
  6. ^ "El recinto ferial se integra en el conjunto del auditorio". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 23 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Etiqueta Negra 2020. Gourmet Gallego e Innovación Inspiradora en Pontevedra". El Español (in Spanish). 12 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Etiqueta Negra, la feria del gourmet gallego, convierte el Recinto Ferial en un centro delicatessen". Pontevedra Viva (in Spanish). 8 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Etiqueta Negra no defrauda con una alta asistencia de público al Recinto Feiral". Pontevedra Viva (in Spanish). 13 November 2022.
  10. ^ "La feria Pont-Up Store programa 60 actividades y la presentación de 46 ideas de emprendedores". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 13 September 2019.
  11. ^ "El salón 'Si, quero' reúne en Pontevedra a más de 50 expositores especializados en bodas". Diario de Pontevedra (in Spanish). 14 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Más de 5.000 visitantes disfrutaron del tercer Salón das Familias Mundonen@s". Diario de Pontevedra (in Spanish). 26 February 2018.
  13. ^ "El Salón Móvete ofrece descuentos de hasta el 45% en la compra de coches nuevos". Diario de Pontevedra (in Spanish). 19 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Ferpalia espera superar los diez mil visitantes en la feria sobre turismo que arranca el próximo miércoles". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 2 October 2005.
  15. ^ "La pasarela Pontus Veteris presentará hoy en Pontevedra las propuestas del diseño gallego". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 14 September 2010.

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pazo da Cultura de Pontevedra, Recinto Ferial.

Bibliography

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  • Aganzo, Carlos (2010). Pontevedra. Ciudades con encanto (in Spanish). Madrid: El País-Aguilar. p. 106. ISBN 978-8403509344.
  • Riveiro Tobío, Elvira (2008). Descubrir Pontevedra (in Spanish). Pontevedra: Edicións do Cumio. p. 69. ISBN 9788482890852.
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