The Tenerife International Centre for Trade Fairs and Congresses (Canary island,
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), also known as "The Fair Recint" ("Recinto Ferial") was opened in May of 1996. The building, covers an area exceeding 40,000 square meters in the sea front of
Santa Cruz de TenerifeSanta Cruz de Tenerife is the capital , second-most populous city of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the 21st largest city in Spain, with a population of 221,956 in 2008...
. Is in close proximity to other venues such as the Parque Marítimo César Manrique, the
Auditorio de TenerifeThe Auditorio de Tenerife was designed by architect Santiago Calatrava Valls. It is located on the Avenue of the Constitution of the Canarian capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife , and next to the Atlantic Ocean in the southern part of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Port...
and the
Palmetum.
The Tenerife International Centre for Trade Fairs and Congresses (Canary island,
SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
), also known as "The Fair Recint" ("Recinto Ferial") was opened in May of 1996. The building, covers an area exceeding 40,000 square meters in the sea front of
Santa Cruz de TenerifeSanta Cruz de Tenerife is the capital , second-most populous city of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the 21st largest city in Spain, with a population of 221,956 in 2008...
. Is in close proximity to other venues such as the Parque Marítimo César Manrique, the
Auditorio de TenerifeThe Auditorio de Tenerife was designed by architect Santiago Calatrava Valls. It is located on the Avenue of the Constitution of the Canarian capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife , and next to the Atlantic Ocean in the southern part of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Port...
and the
Palmetum. This building is also the headquarters of the World Trade Center in Tenerife. The
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, located on the top floor, took a total of 12,000 square meters, making it the largest covered space in the Canary Islands.
The complex was designed by architect and engineer
Santiago CalatravaSantiago Calatrava Valls is an internationally recognized and award-winning Valencian Spanish architect, sculptor and structural engineer whose principal office is in Zurich, Switzerland...
is configured as a multipurpose building that can host major fairs, exhibitions and conferences that take place on the island of Tenerife. After its opening in it have developed all kinds of events: trade shows (food, computers, agriculture, recreation, etc.), Music concerts, contests and gala carnival, congresses, seminars, art exhibitions, TV shows, fashion, and a multitude of activities.
The building
The Fair Recint, located on
Avenida de la Constitución,
Cabo Llanos (expanding neighborhood of Santa Cruz), is divided into three zones:
The Great Hall,
The Zocalo Building and
Annex Building:
- The Great Hall, located on the top floor, took a total of 12,000 square meters, making it the largest covered space in the Canary Islands.. This room, which in turn is the main complex is 190 meters long, 70 wide and about 20 meters in height designed in glass, iron and concrete. The maximum capacity reaches 15,000 people. Also on this floor is the cafeteria building.
- Zócalo Building is the place for the development of congresses. It holds a total of 334 people. Located on the lower floor, which also empowers the Multiuses hall od 3,800 square meters.
- Annex Building consists of five plants that houses the offices of the Sociedad de Promoción de Tenerife (SPET) and areas of control techniques of the complex. It is accessible through an arc of 50 meters in length.
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