Centennial Hall

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Centennial Hall is a historic early 20th-century multi-purpose hall in Wrocław, Poland, renowned as a pioneering work of reinforced concrete architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
building
multi-purpose hall
reinforced concrete structure
architect Max Berg NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Expressionist architecture
Modern architecture
completionDate 1913
constructionStartDate 1911
coordinateLocation 51.106°N 17.077°E
country Poland
diameter 65 metres
floorCount 4
hasPart four-tiered interior gallery
large central dome
steel and glass skylight
height 42 metres
heritageDesignation Historic Monument of Poland
UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageProtectionStatus protected monument
inception 1913
locatedIn Wrocław NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Lower Silesian Voivodeship NERFINISHED
locatedInComplex Wrocław exhibition grounds
locatedInTime 20th century
locatedNextTo Pergola in Wrocław
Wrocław Multimedia Fountain
locatedOnContinent Europe
materialUsed reinforced concrete
namedAfter 100th anniversary of the Battle of Leipzig
openingDate 1913
originalName Jahrhunderthalle
owner City of Wrocław NERFINISHED
purpose concert venue
exhibition hall
sports venue
seatingCapacity 10000
significantFor influence on 20th-century modern architecture
pioneering use of reinforced concrete in large-span structures
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria criterion (ii)
criterion (iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 2006
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1169
usedFor conferences
cultural events
sporting events
trade fairs

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Wrocław
hasLandmark
Szczytnicki Park
locatedNear
Wrocław Zoo
nearby
Centennial Hall ("Jahrhunderthalle")
originalName

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