The former exhibition halls 6-8, which have temporarily been known as the “Rheinparkhallen Köln” and are already being used for numerous congresses, conferences, company presentations, banquet events, smaller trade fair events and exhibitions, as well as other events of various kinds, are to be renamed as the “Staatenhaus am Rheinpark”, in order to provide them with a clear image as an independent event location.
The renaming of the halls is also being made taking into consideration the question of travel to the event locations which currently, with names like “Messehallen”, “Rheinhallen”, “Rheinpark Metropol” and others, is not always made quite clear for the visitors.
Following the official opening of Cologne’s exhibition halls in May 1924, as early as autumn 1926, Construction Director Adolf Abel was already commissioned with the redesign and expansion plans to provide space for the “PRESSA 1928” major event, which should allow the participating nations to adequately present themselves.
On the one hand, the existing buildings should be extended, on the other, great importance was attached to the design of the Rheinpark. The building was given the name “Staatenhaus” during “PRESSA 1928”.
In the 1950s, the almost completely destroyed halls were reconstructed and, at the request of the exhibitors, the former Staatenhaus was linked with the main exhibition complex via a connecting hall and short paths through the outdoor grounds.
In more recent times, the divisible circular building was known as “Halls 6, 7 and 8” and since the start of operations of Koelnmesse’s Nordhallen in 2006, it has been referred to as the “Rheinparkhallen Köln”.
To this day, the spirit of the twenties lives on with all the legendary charm of this period in the Staatenhaus am Rheinpark: the parallel layout of the architecture consisting of colonnades and halls on a bowed ground plan and the atmosphere illuminated by daylight, give the Staatenhaus am Rheinpark their unique character.
18,400 sq.m. of usable space and a total capacity of up to 12,000 persons in the divisible rondel, provide for unlimited types of event and possibilities.
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