| Ghana Trade Fair Center | |
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| Location | Labadi, Accra |
| Owner | Minister for Trade and Industry (Ghana) |
| Operator | Ghana Trade Fair Authority |
| Inaugurated | 1960 |
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The Ghana Trade Fair Center is the largest fairground located in Labadi in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It is a trade fair that was designed to stimulate the country's international trade and to carry forward his vision of pan-African union. The center has shops, exhibition halls, clinics, and pavilions.
The Trade Fair Center was designed and constructed from 1962 to 1967 by the Ghana National Construction Corporation (GNCC). [1] [2] The chief architect was Victor Adegbite from Ghana. The designers of the fair were two architects from then socialist Poland, Jacek Chyrosz and Stanisław Rymaszewski. [3] The fair was initiated by Ghana's first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah [4] [5] in order to stimulate the country's international trade and to carry forward his vision of pan-African union.
The trade fair center and its first international trade fair was opened on February 1, 1967 by Joseph Arthur Ankrah, the then Head of State. [6] [7]
The center lies on a 127-acre land it has shops, exhibition halls, clinics and stands. There are several pavilions, among them Pavilion A, Pavilion B and the round Africa Pavilion. [8] [9] [10]
The Africa Pavilion was designed by the Polish architects Jacek Chyrosz and Stanisław Rymaszewski. For the building, they chose a round form with an aluminum roof - a reference to two symbols of power in West Africa: the umbrella and the baobab tree. The aluminum sheets for the round roof of the Africa Pavilion were shipped from Britain. [11] [12] The iconic round roof collapsed in April 2007. [13]
The Trade Fair Center has hosted numerous events both local and international. These include Trade Fairs, musical concerts etc. [14] Some events include:
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