Prague Congress Centre

50°03′41″N 14°25′47″E / 50.0614°N 14.4297°E / 50.0614; 14.4297Built1976–1981Inaugurated1981Renovated1998–2000

Former names

Palace of culture Pragu (1981–1995)

Classroom-style seating

40–450Banquet/ballroom40–600

Theatre seating

70–2,764Enclosed space • Exhibit hall floor13,000 square metres (140,000 sq ft)

Prague Congress Centre (Czech: Kongresové centrum Praha, shortly KCP), originally Palace of culture Prague (Czech: Palác kultury), is a large neofunctionalist building in Czech Republic capital Prague 4 district Nusle, located on the edge of Nusle Valley (Czech: Nuselské údolí), near to the Nusle Bridge and Prague Metro C station Vyšehrad. There are 70 halls, lounges and meeting rooms of various sizes in this building, with total capacity of 9,300 people.^[1]

Biggest of them; Congress hall (Czech: Kongresový sál) has maximum capacity of 2,764 people.^[2] Mainly congresses, musicals, meetings, festivals, and concerts are normally held in this building.

History

Construction of Prague Congress Centre started in 1976, it was opened in 1981 as Palace of culture Prague. Opening event was attended by Czechoslovak president Gustav Husák. In 1995, it was renamed to current name Prague Congress Centre. Between 1998 and 2000 refurbishment and completion of this building was completed.

Notable events

2000 – 55th International Monetary Fund and World Bank meeting
2002 – NATO summit
2015 – EUROMAR meeting
2017 – Rocky (musical)
2018 – FEBS congress
2023 – 20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS)

References

^ "Palác kultury je už 30 let nemilovanou dominantou Prahy" (in Czech). archiweb.cz. 2011.
^ "Prague Congress Centre (Kongresové centrum Praha)". prague.eu.