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Romexpo
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 303234 m2, houses 100000 m2 under roof, spread throughout 11 pavilions. 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. 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.
Annual international events held
Concerts
Sporting events
The arena has been a frequent host of kickboxing events. Superkombat Fighting Championship has held three series events at the arena. K-1 has held their largest annual show in Europe, K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest, at the arena in 2010. Events at the arena include: The largest attended event this far was the boxing match between Lucian Bute and Jean-Paul Mendy of the International Boxing Federation super middleweight championship on July 9, 2011. Apart from kickboxing and boxing, the arena can also host a variety of other sporting events (e.g., tennis, handball).
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