Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
Pusat Konvensyen Kuala Lumpur
General information
Status Complete
Type Conference and Exhibition Centre
Location Kuala Lumpur City Centre,
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Coordinates 3°09′14″N 101°42′48″E / 3.153838°N 101.713261°E / 3.153838; 101.713261
Opening 2003
Owner KLCC Properties Sdn Bhd
Management Convex Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Technical details
Lifts/elevators Unknown

The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (Malay: Pusat Konvensyen Kuala Lumpur) is a convention and exhibition centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and part of the Kuala Lumpur City Centre precinct, known as KLCC.

Designed to be a "city within a city" the 40-hectare (99-acre) City Centre site includes the 50-acre (20 ha) KLCC Park and the PETRONAS Twin Towers. KLCC is accessible through KLCC LRT station on the Kelana Jaya Line.

Description

Exterior, viewed from KLCC Park.

The Convention Centre hosts conferences, exhibitions, seminars, meetings, and entertainment events. The building was designed with Modernist and Postmodern architectural elements.

Aquaria KLCC, a 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) underwater park is located beneath the convention center. Hotels are in the surrounding neighborhood.

Awards

The Centre achieved HACCP−Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points certification in 2006.

In 2007 it became the first convention centre in Asia to achieve 'Benchmarked' status by Green Globe, the global benchmarking and certification system of sustainable travel & tourism.

Interior of the convention centre.

Major past events at the Convention Centre

See also

References

  1. ↑ "EAGE FESM 2014". Eventegg.
  2. ↑ "IECEX 2014". Eventegg.
  3. ↑
    • 5 Seconds of Summer ( Sounds Live Feels Live Tour) Live In Kuala Lumpur [ 2 March 2016 ]
    IOC Inspects 2015 Site; German Sports Hall of Fame; 2012 Qualification Update

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Coordinates: 3°9′14″N 101°42′48″E / 3.15389°N 101.71333°E / 3.15389; 101.71333

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