IFEMA Exhibition Centre
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| Location | Barajas, Madrid, Spain |
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| Coordinates | 40°28′04″N 3°37′02″W / 40.46778°N 3.61722°W |
| Owner | IFEMA |
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| Construction | |
| Built | 1980– |
| Opened | 1980 |
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The IFEMA Trade Fair Centre or Juan Carlos I Trade Fair Centre (Spanish: Recinto ferial de IFEMA) is a permanent trade fair facility in the Barajas district of Madrid, Spain. It is operated by Spanish commercial fair organiser IFEMA.
The building has 200,000 m2 of covered exhibition space distributed across twelve pavilions, a convention center of more than 10,000 m2, and the necessary spaces and facilities for the optimal development of the activities held there, such as a meeting area, an auditorium for 600 attendees, numerous restaurants, and 14,000 parking spaces.
It began operating in 1980. For a time, IFEMA-organized events were held in the pavilions of the Casa de Campo peri-urban park. In 1991, King Juan Carlos inaugurated a new fairground in a developing area called Campo de las Naciones. Over time, pavilions were added to the complex.[1][2] In the same Campo de las Naciones, next to the fairgrounds, is the Municipal Congress Palace,[2] formerly managed by municipal company Madridec (acronym for Madrid Espacios y Congresos),[3] which also managed other event spaces in the city.[4] Madridec went bankrupt in 2013, dissolving as a company, with its assets and debts transferring directly to the City Council.[5]