McCormick Place

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building complex convention center exhibition center

McCormick Place is a massive convention center complex in Chicago and one of the largest and most prominent exhibition facilities in North America.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building complex → convention center → exhibition center →
architecturalStyle	modern architecture →
city	Chicago →
country	United States →
district	Near South Side →
function	conventions → exhibitions → meetings → special events → trade shows →
hasConferenceRooms	multiple meeting rooms and ballrooms →
hasExhibitHalls	multiple large exhibit halls →
hasParking	multiple parking garages →
hasPart	Hyatt Regency McCormick Place → Lakeside Center → Marriott Marquis Chicago → North Building → South Building → West Building → Wintrust Arena →
hasSkybridge	connected buildings via skybridges →
inaugurationDate	1960 →
isLargest	one of the largest convention centers in North America →
locatedIn	Illinois → United States →
locatedOn	Lake Michigan shoreline →
location	Chicago →
namedAfter	Cyrus McCormick →
nearbyLandmark	Museum Campus Chicago → Soldier Field →
nearbyWaterBody	Lake Michigan →
neighborhood	Near South Side, Chicago →
notableEventHosted	Chicago Auto Show → Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo → International Manufacturing Technology Show → National Restaurant Association Show →
numberOfBuildings	4 main exhibition buildings →
openingDate	1960 →
operator	Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority →
owner	Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority →
publicTransitAccess	Cermak–McCormick Place station → McCormick Place station (Metra Electric) →
region	Midwestern United States →
totalExhibitionSpace	approximately 2.6 million square feet → approximately 241,500 square meters →
website	https://www.mccormickplace.com →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
MPEA → Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority →	operates
MPEA → Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority →	owns
MPEA ("McCormick Place convention center") →	facility
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority ("McCormick Place convention complex") →	governs
MPEA ("McCormick Place convention center") →	ownsAndOperates