Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center

at 200 E Market St, San Antonio , 78205 United States

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Description

The Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center (formerly San Antonio Convention Center) is a convention center in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, along the banks of the River Walk.The facility is a central component in the city's convention industry. The Center, named for the late US congressman Henry Barbosa González, hosts more than 300 events each year with over 750,000 convention delegates from around the world.FacilitiesThe City-owned facility is maintained by San Antonio's Convention and Visitors Bureau and by Downtown Operations. The Police Department provides security for the center.The facility currently has a 1600000sqft footprint, with 203000sqft of meeting space, 2 ballrooms, 4 contiguous exhibit halls over 514000sqft and the adjacent 2,500-seat Lila Cockrell Theatre, a performing arts venue, which is part of the original construction.The "Stars at Night" ballroom is the largest in Texas at 54000sqft. The room features 652 LED lights.The primary lobby, off of Market Street, features a large interactive $1 million art installation dubbed "Liquid Crystal" and designed by the Jason Bruges Studio in London.HistoryHemisFairThe original convention center was built as part of HemisFair '68 by a joint venture of two general contractors Darragh & Lyda Inc. of San Antonio, Texas and H. A. Lott Inc. of Houston, Texas, but has been significantly altered and expanded since then.2009 Grand Hyatt connectionThe Grand Hyatt San Antonio, a 1,003-room convention center hotel and condominium tower designed by architecture firm Arquitectonica and built by Faulkner USA, opened in 2008. The Grand Hyatt provides a direct connection with the rest of the Convention Center.

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Summary

Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center is San Antonio based place and this enity listed in Convention Center category. Located at 200 E Market St TX 78205. Contact phone number of Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center: (210) 207-8500