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The Baltimore Convention Center is a convention and exhibition hall located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. The center is a municipal building owned and operated by the City of Baltimore. The facility was constructed in two separate phases: the original Center, with 425,000 square feet (39,500 m2) of exhibition and meeting space, opened in August 1979 at a cost of 51.4million.A51.4 million. A 51.4million.A151 million expansion, which increased the center's total size to 1,225,000 square feet (113,800 m2) was completed in April 1997. The 752-room, city-owned Hilton Baltimore hotel opened in August 2008, connected to the convention center by an enclosed skywalk bridge. In March 2016, the State of Maryland announced it was going to explore expanding the Baltimore Convention Center for an estimated cost of 600millionandbuildanewhotelattachedtotheexpansion.AsofAugust2016,theproposalalsoincludedbuildinganewarena.OnFebruary4,2020,itwasreportedbytheBaltimoreBusinessJournalthattheproposedexpansionwillnotoccurasarevisedcostestimateforjustexpandingtheconventioncenterismorethan600 million and build a new hotel attached to the expansion. As of August 2016, the proposal also included building a new arena. On February 4, 2020, it was reported by the Baltimore Business Journal that the proposed expansion will not occur as a revised cost estimate for just expanding the convention center is more than 600millionandbuildanewhotelattachedtotheexpansion.AsofAugust2016,theproposalalsoincludedbuildinganewarena.OnFebruary4,2020,itwasreportedbytheBaltimoreBusinessJournalthattheproposedexpansionwillnotoccurasarevisedcostestimateforjustexpandingtheconventioncenterismorethan1.5 billion so the proposal has been scaled back significantly to only modernize the convention center, not expand it as previously proposed. (en) Le Baltimore Convention Center est un parc d'expositions et un centre de congrès situé dans la ville de Baltimore (Maryland, États-Unis) au One West Pratt Street. Situé dans le quartier de l'Inner Harbor, il est géré par la Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association et fut inauguré en 1979 dans le cadre du renouvellement urbain de la ville. Le bâtiment fut construit en 2 phases, la première partie qui ouvrit en 1979 et la seconde en 1996. Aujourd'hui, le Baltimore Convention Center a une superficie de 113 800 m². (fr) |
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Le Baltimore Convention Center est un parc d'expositions et un centre de congrès situé dans la ville de Baltimore (Maryland, États-Unis) au One West Pratt Street. Situé dans le quartier de l'Inner Harbor, il est géré par la Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association et fut inauguré en 1979 dans le cadre du renouvellement urbain de la ville. Le bâtiment fut construit en 2 phases, la première partie qui ouvrit en 1979 et la seconde en 1996. Aujourd'hui, le Baltimore Convention Center a une superficie de 113 800 m². (fr) The Baltimore Convention Center is a convention and exhibition hall located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. The center is a municipal building owned and operated by the City of Baltimore. The facility was constructed in two separate phases: the original Center, with 425,000 square feet (39,500 m2) of exhibition and meeting space, opened in August 1979 at a cost of 51.4million.A51.4 million. A 51.4million.A151 million expansion, which increased the center's total size to 1,225,000 square feet (113,800 m2) was completed in April 1997. The 752-room, city-owned Hilton Baltimore hotel opened in August 2008, connected to the convention center by an enclosed skywalk bridge. (en) |
