Romexpo, also known as Romexpo Dome or Romexpo Town, is a large exhibition center and indoor arena in Bucharest, Romania. It is primarily used for exhibitions, concerts, and sporting events. The complex also hosts more than 140 other exhibits and trade shows every year. It is , houses under roof, spread throughout 11 pavilions.Infrastructura centrului expoziţional romexpo.ro, accessed September 8, 2019.
It is close to other Bucharest landmarks, including the Bucharest World Trade Center, City Gate Towers, and the House of the Free Press.
In 2018, it covered an exhibition area of 143,000 square meters. There were over 142,000 participants, including 3,500 exhibiting companies from 45 countries.Retrospectivă 2018 romexpo.ro, accessed September 8, 2019. Romexpo had a total of 143 events.
In September 2020, the Chamber of Deputies passed a law to hand the area over to Chamber of Commerce and Industry, allowing a private investment to develop a roughly €3 billion real estate project on the land. Iulius Group planned a gigantic complex that will include 14 new buildings with various purposes: offices, residential, hotels, commercial spaces and museums, plus 12,000 parking spaces.
Annual international events held Bookfest, International Book Fair Gaudeamus, International Book Fair SIAB, Bucharest International Auto Show INDAGRA, International Agricultural Fair BIFE-SIM, International Furniture Fair TIB, Bucharest International Technical Fair Modexpo, International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles and Leather DENTA, International Dental Show ROMHOTEL Construct-Ambient Expo Expo Flowers & Garden 2020 Romtherm ExpoEnergiE Cosmetics Beauty Hair Rom Enviro Tec
Concerts
Aerosmith Alice Cooper Alice in Chains Andrea Bocelli Angela Gheorghiu Anthrax David Guetta Deep Purple Def Leppard Dream Theater Enrique Iglesias Evanescence Franz Ferdinand Guns N' Roses Iron Maiden José Carreras Judas Priest Kiss Linkin Park Manowar Marilyn Manson Megadeth Metallica Moby Nightwish Paradise Lost Pink Rammstein Santana Scorpions Slayer Sting Swedish House Mafia The Cranberries The Killers The Prodigy Thirty Seconds To Mars Toni Braxton Whitesnake Wu-Tang Clan
Sporting events
The arena has been a frequent host of kickboxing events. Superkombat Fighting Championship has held three series events at the arena. K-1 has held their largest annual show in Europe, K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest, at the arena in 2010. Events at the arena include: Kickboxing K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest – May 21, 2010 Superkombat World Grand Prix – May 7, 2016 Superkombat World Grand Prix – April 7, 2017 Superkombat New Heroes – September 17, 2017
The largest attended event this far was the boxing match between Lucian Bute and Jean-Paul Mendy of the International Boxing Federation super middleweight championship on July 9, 2011.
Apart from kickboxing and boxing, the arena can also host a variety of other sporting events (e.g., tennis, handball).
See also List of indoor arenas in Romania List of indoor arenas by capacity
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