FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre

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FIBES
Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Sevilla
Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones (FIBES) Sevilla.jpg
FIBES I in August 2008.
FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre
AddressAvenida Alcalde Luis Uruñuela 1
Location Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Coordinates 37°24′16″N5°55′57″W / 37.40444°N 5.93250°W / 37.40444; -5.93250
Capacity 3,550 (FIBES II auditorium)
Construction
Opened1989
Expanded2012
ArchitectÁlvaro Navarro Jiménez (1989)
Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra (2012)
Website
www.fibes.es/en/

The Conference and Exhibition Centre of Seville (Spanish : Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Sevilla), usually referred to as FIBES or Fibes, is a conference and exhibition centre in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. The centre consists of two buildings, FIBES I and FIBES II, which are connected by a footbridge. [1]

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History

In the 1980s, FIBES (an acronym that stands for Feria Iberoamericana de Sevilla, Spanish for Ibero-American Exhibition of Seville), an entity that organized congresses and exhibitions in Seville, promoted a permanent venue for their activities, and in 1989, FIBES moved to the building purposely designed by Álvaro Navarro Jiménez. [2] In September 2012, the centre was expanded with FIBES II, a building designed by Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra that includes a 3,550-seat auditorium. [3]

In 2015, FIBES was dissolved as a society, and the Seville City Council assumed both buildings. [4]

Description

FIBES I contains three 7,200-square-meter pavilions without any columns intended for exhibitions and trade fairs. [1] FIBES II contains a 3,550-seat auditorium. [3]

Events

View of the FIBES II auditorium. Auditorio Fibes II.jpg
View of the FIBES II auditorium.

Several social, cultural and industrial fairs are regularly held in the FIBES facilities, as well as national and international congresses. In June 2002, the venue hosted the 91st EU Summit, and in 2007 it hosted an informal meeting of NATO. [5]

FIBES II has hosted the Goya Awards twice: the 33rd ceremony on 2 February 2019, and the 37th ceremony on 11 February 2023. [6] On 3 November 2019, FIBES hosted the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards. [7]

FIBES hosted the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on November 16, 2023, which was the first edition of the Latin Grammy Awards to be held outside of the United States. [8]

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References

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  2. Blancas Peral, Francisco Javier; Buitrago Esquinas, Eva María (January 2005). Estructura y política turística de Sevilla. 84-689-5162-5. p. 172. ISBN   9788468951621.
  3. 1 2 Barba, Eduardo (12 September 2012). "Fibes, el mayor auditorio de España ya es una realidad". ABC . Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. "La Diputación aprueba por unanimidad su salida de Fibes y el convenio con el Ayuntamiento". ABC . 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. "Fibes logró 3 millones beneficios en 2007 con facturación récord 15 millones". El Economista. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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  8. https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-latin-grammys-sevilla-spain-24th-awards

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