Music City Center

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Music City Center
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Music City Center
Address201 5th Avenue South
Location Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates 36°09′24″N86°46′42″W / 36.1566°N 86.7784°W / 36.1566; -86.7784 Coordinates: 36°09′24″N86°46′42″W / 36.1566°N 86.7784°W / 36.1566; -86.7784
OwnerCity of Nashville
OperatorThe Convention Center Authority [1]
Opened2013
Construction cost
$623 million [2]
($725 million in 2021 dollars [3] )
Enclosed space
  Total space1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2) [4]
  Exhibit hall floor350,000 sq ft (33,000 m2)
  Breakout/meeting900,000 sq ft (84,000 m2)
  Ballroom570,000 sq ft (53,000 m2)
ParkingOver 1800 spaces [5]
Website
www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com

The Music City Center is a convention complex located in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It opened in May 2013. [6]

The complex was designed by tvsdesign with Associated Architects: Tuck-Hinton Architects, Moody Nolan. [7] [8]

It was developed by Nashville Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency. It covers an area of 2,100,000 sq ft (195,096 m2) and was built at a cost of about $623 million.

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