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The San Antonio Convention Center
San Antonio's Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center recently completed a $218-million, six year convention center expansion project, including new construction that increased the existing contiguous exhibit hall space to approximately 440,000 sq. ft., as well as the renovation of the existing exhibition space and meeting rooms. Altogether, the expansion increased the facility's building footprint from 540,000 gross sq. ft. to more than 1.3 million sq. ft., and includes 115,646 sq. ft. of meeting space that is divisible up to 67 ways. The center boasts two existing Ballrooms A and B, measuring 28,915-sq. ft. and 21,948 sq. ft. respectively. The new 40,000-sq. ft. Ballroom C boasts a third level foyer that overlooks HemisFair Park. Four junior Ballroom areas, Rooms 214, 217, 103 and 003 are suitable for meetings, dinners or dances.
The convention center complex also features the Lila Cockrell Theatre, a 2,521-seat Performing Arts Theatre, seven registration areas in a generous 44,199 sq. ft. of space. The Alamodome and more than 9,600 of the City's downtown hotel rooms (over 25,000 citywide) are within minutes, and walking distance of the Gonzalez Convention Center, as well as the River Walk, restaurants and entertainment options.
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