Palexpo
Sign in to savePalexpo is a convention center in Geneva on the adjacent territory of the municipality of Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland. The buildings are owned by the canton of Geneva while the company is a semi-private foundation. The center is located close to Geneva International Airport. There are seven halls, and 102,000 square metres of exhibition space.
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- Convention Center.name
- Palexpo
- Convention Center.logo
- Palexpo logo.svg
- Convention Center.image
- Geneva Palexpo - panoramio.jpg
- Convention Center.image_size
- 250px
- Convention Center.caption
- Palexpo in March 2011
- Convention Center.location
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Convention Center.mapframe
- no
- Convention Center.operator
- Palexpo SA
- Convention Center.built
- 1978–1981
- Convention Center.renovated
- 2009
- Convention Center.expanded
- 1987, 1995, 2003
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Palexpo is a convention center in Geneva on the adjacent territory of the municipality of Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland. The buildings are owned by the canton of Geneva while the company is a semi-private foundation. The center is located close to Geneva International Airport. There are seven halls, and 102,000 square metres of exhibition space.
==History== Palexpo is the successor to the old Palais des Expositions in the downtown Plainpalais district which was built in 1926 for the Geneva Motor Show. After the Second World War, other fairs were also organized there, such as the Salon des arts ménagers and, from 1971, Telecom.