Centennial Hall (Frankfurt)
Event venue in Unterliederbach (near Höchst), Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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The Centennial Hall (Jahrhunderthalle) is a congress centre located in Frankfurt, Germany. The centre comprises an events hall, exhibition hall and conference centre, respectively known as Kuppelsaal, Kasino and Konferenzareal.
Former names
Jahrhunderthalle Hoechst (1963–99)AddressPfaffenwiese 301
Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurt, Germany
LocationFrankfurt-Unterliederbach
Coordinates50°05′57″N 8°31′08″E
Exterior view of venue (c.2006) | |
 Interactive map of Centennial Hall | |
Former names | Jahrhunderthalle Hoechst (1963–99) |
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| Address | Pfaffenwiese 301 Frankfurt, Germany |
| Location | Frankfurt-Unterliederbach |
| Coordinates | 50°05′57″N 8°31′08″E |
| Operator | DEAG Deutsche Entertainment |
| Capacity | 4,800 (Kuppelsaal) |
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| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | August 1961 |
| Opened | 11 January 1963 |
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Structural engineer | Beck-Gravert-Schneider |
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| Venue Website | |
The venue, which was designed by architects Friedrich Wilhelm Kraemer and Ernst Sieverts, opened in 1963 and was built to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Hoechst AG.[1]
Notable past performers include Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington.[2]
