Koelnmesse GmbH (''Cologne Trade Fair'') is an international trade fair and exhibition center located in

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. With around 80

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s and over 2,000

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annually, Koelnmesse is one of the country's largest trade fair organisers and with 284,000 m² exhibition floor area the third largest by area. The Cologne Trade Fair ground was founded in 1922. Until 2005, the trade fair was based in the historic Rheinhallen, and since then moved into new premises next to them. The old Fair Tower Cologne (''Messeturm Köln'') is a landmark building from 1928 and features a tower restaurant on the top floor. Since 2018, the fair has been undergoing the greatest renovation works in its history. They are expected to last until 2030 and cost €600 million. Two thirds of that amount will be spent renovating the seven southern halls, dating from the 1970s.

Trade fairs

The following

s, among others, are held in Cologne: * Anuga, the world's most important food and beverage trade fair * Anuga FoodTec, the supplier fair for the food and drink industry *

Art Cologne Art Cologne is an art exhibition, art fair held annually in Cologne, Germany and was established in 1967 as ''Kölner Kunstmarkt''. It is regarded as the world's oldest art fair of its kind. The fair runs for six days and brings together galleries ...

* Dmexco, the leading international exposition and conference for the digital industry * EuVend, the international trade fair for the vending industry *

Gamescom Gamescom (stylized as ''gamescom'') is a trade fair for video games held annually at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest gaming event, with 370,000 visitors and 1,037 exhibitors from 56 ...

, most important trade fair for interactive games and entertainment in Europe * Imm Cologne, leading trade fair for the furniture sector * Intermot, international motorcycle, scooter and bicycle fair * Internationale Süßwarenmesse (ISM), world's largest confectionery trade fair * Photokina, the world's leading fair for photography and imaging

Location

The trade fair grounds lie in Cologne's right-Rhenish district of Deutz, directly adjacent to Köln Messe/Deutz station to the south. Among others, the station has

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and Cologne/Bonn Airport. West of the trade fair grounds lies the '' Rheinpark'', a 40 hectare large park on the River

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, and ''Tanzbrunnen'',Koelnkongress.com
/ref> an open-air theater. Apart from the Köln Messe/Deutz station to the south, the Cologne trade fair center is also served by the Cologne Stadtbahn Koelnmesse station to the East.

Subsidiaries

Image gallery

File:Koelnmesse Nordeingang.jpg, The North Entrance File:Koelnmessenordhallen.jpg, One of the fair aisles File:Gamescom 2009 - Koelnmesse Südeingang (5473).jpg, The South Entrance

References

External links

Koelnmesse.com

koelnkongress.com
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