Messe Berlin (') are exhibition grounds in the
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf precinct of
Berlin
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,
Germany
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, at Masurenallee opposite the
Haus des Rundfunks. Since 2011, they have officially been known as "Berlin ExpoCenter City" and operated by the Messe Berlin GmbH company.
Overview
The premises, built in 1936–37, comprise twenty-six halls covering including
Funkturm Berlin
The Berliner Funkturm or Funkturm Berlin (Berlin Radio Tower) is a former broadcasting tower in Berlin. Constructed between 1924 and 1926 to designs by the architect Heinrich Straumer, it was inaugurated on 3 September 1926, on the occasion of ...
. The halls are connected via a bridge to the
Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin
The Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin (abbreviated ICC Berlin), located in the Westend locality of the Berlin borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, is one of the largest conference centres in the world. It is used for conventions, theatri ...
, which closed in 2014 until further notice. To the south is the
CityCube Berlin, an exhibition and conference hall that opened in 2014, built on the lands of the former
Deutschlandhalle
Deutschlandhalle was an arena located in the Westend neighbourhood of Berlin, Germany. It was inaugurated on 29 November 1935 by Adolf Hitler. The building was granted landmark status in 1995, but was demolished on 3 December 2011.
History
Built ...
arena, which has replaced the functions of the ICC.
Important
trade fair
A trade fair, also known as trade show, trade exhibition, or trade exposition, is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services, meet with industry partners and ...
s held here include
Internationale Grüne Woche Berlin (Green Week),
Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin
The IFA ( ) or Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (International radio exhibition Berlin, a.k.a. 'Berlin Radio Show') is one of the oldest industrial exhibitions in Germany. Between 1924 and 1939 it was an annual event, but from 1950 it was ...
(IFA),
Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB), Youth fair YOU,
Venus Berlin
The Venus Award is a film award in the adult film industry presented yearly in Berlin since 1997 as part of the Venus Berlin trade fair, an international erotic trade festival, on the exhibition grounds at the Funkturm.
Prizes are offered in s ...
and
InnoTrans.
References
External links
websiteHistory
Buildings and structures in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Trade fair venues
Convention centres in Germany
Event management companies of Germany
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