Reliant Center | |
Location | Houston, Texas |
Coordinates | 29.68768N -95.406325W |
Opened | April 12, 2002 |
Website | http://www.reliantpark.com/center/ |
Reliant Center is a convention center in Houston, Texas, USA, part of the Reliant Park complex that was constructed around the Astrodome and Reliant Stadium. Reliant Center hosts various events year-round, including portions of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, who maintains its offices on the second floor of the building. The grand opening of the facility was on April 12, 2002 with the Houston Auto Show. Hermes Reed Architects was the architect for the facility.
The facility[]
The convention floor runs over one-quarter mile in length, while total building size is 1,532 feet (467 m) long and 590 feet (180 m) wide, with a total area of 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m2). The facility features over 706,000 square feet (65,600 m2) of contiguous single-level exhibition space, which is divisible into 11 separate halls, ranging in size from 40,000 to 168,000 square feet (3,700 to 15,600 m2).
Uses[]
Along with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Reliant Center hosts some of the largest conventions and trade shows in Houston. Some examples of these events are the Offshore Technology Conference, The Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows, Nutcracker Market, Houston Auto Show, International Gem & Jewelry Show, The Vans Warped Tour, Houston Gun Collector's and Antique Show, and the Houston Boat, Sport and Travel Show, - to name a few.
In 2005 the center hosted several thousand refugees from Hurricane Katrina when the Astrodome was declared full.
Reliant Center even hosted World Wrestling Entertainment's WrestleMania Axxess event from April 2, 2009, to April 5, 2009, where fans met their favorite wrestlers in the build up to WrestleMania XXV at Reliant Stadium on April 5th.
Records[]
The 2006 Offshore Technology Conference boasted the largest attendance at Reliant Center with 59,236 attendees.
External Links[]
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