Neues Messegelände — Leipzig, Germany
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The new exhibition center (Neues Messegelände) in Leipzig was opened in 1996
Waymark Code: WMETBN
Location: Sachsen, Germany
Date Posted: 07/05/2012
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Das durch Kaiser Maximilian I. 1497 verliehene Reichsmesseprivileg macht Leipzig zur ältesten Messestadt der Welt und zu einem international renommierten Anziehungspunkt für Händler und Besucher.
Die Messe befindet sich in dem bis 1996 gebauten neuen Messegelände etwa sieben Kilometer vom Stadtzentrum entfernt am nördlichen Stadtrand im Stadtteil Seehausen. Die Glashalle des neuen Messegeländes erhielt 2000 den "Outstanding Structure Award" der IABSE (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering).
The in 1497 by Emperor Maximilian I. granted imperial trade fair privilege makes Leipzig the oldest trade fair city in the world and an internationally renowned attraction for traders and visitors.
The exhibition is located in the new exhibition centre (Neues Messegelände) built 1996 about seven miles from the city centre on the northern outskirts of the district Seehausen. In 2000, the Glass Hall at the new exhibition centre was awarded the "Outstanding Structure Award" from the IABSE (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering).
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Stadt Leipzig
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