Everything about The Excel Exhibition Centre totally explained
The
ExCeL Exhibition Centre is a large purpose-built exhibition centre in the
Royal Docks area of
London's redeveloped
Docklands, at
grid reference . The centre was built by
Sir Robert McAlpine: it opened in November
2000, and its name is a contraction of
Exhibition
Centre
London.
ExCeL's site covers over 100 acres (400,000 m²) on the north quayside of the
Royal Victoria Dock. Whilst this dock closed to commercial traffic in
1981, it's still accessible to shipping. The centre's waterfront location is used to advantage when it hosts the annual
London Boat Show, with visiting vessels able to moor alongside the exhibition centre; for example the
2005 show was visited by
HMS Sutherland. The exhibition building itself consists of two column-free rectangular halls of 32,250 m² each on either side of a central boulevard containing catering facilities and information points. The halls can be subdivided for smaller events. There are also three sets of function rooms, one overlooking the water, another above the western end of the central boulevard, and the third on the north side of the building. A temporary hall can be added on part of the car park when required. There are several on-site hotels, including a permanently moored cruise liner.
Transport links
ExCeL is served by two railway stations. The main western entrance is directly linked to
Custom House station and the eastern entrance is connected to
Prince Regent station, both of which are served by the Docklands Light Railway. During major shows with large visitor attendances, extra shuttle trains are run between
Prince Regent station and
Canning Town station, with interchange at Canning Town to
London Underground's
Jubilee Line.
ExCeL is located near
London City Airport. A number of dual-carriageway roads connect the centre to the airport and the important nearby office and commercial district of
Canary Wharf.
Sport
On December 10, 2005 ExCeL hosted two boxing matches. The first, between British heavyweights
Danny Williams and
Audley Harrison. The second match between
Amir Khan and Daniel Thorpe. For the
2012 Summer Olympics ExCeL will be divided into four sports halls with capacities ranging from 6,000 to 10,000, which will be used for
boxing,
judo,
taekwondo,
table tennis,
weightlifting and
wrestling. On April 22, 2005 ExCeL played host to
WWE's
SmackDown!. On February 2, 2008, ExCel hosted a boxing match between
Amir Khan and
Gairy St Clair for the WBO intercontinental lightweight title.
Other events
ExCel played host to the 2007
London Guitar Show between Friday 27th - Sunday 29th April. The show featured 2 masterclasses on the Saturday with Steve Vai, in which time he answered questions asked by fans through the LGS website prior to the show, and from fans at the masterclass.
In
2007, ExCel hosted the
Star Wars Celebration Europe; the first
Star Wars fan event of its kind outside the United States, between 13th-15th July 2007.
Since 2006, Excel has been the venue for the British Motor Show.
The ExCel centre has hosted the biannual UK arms fair
DSEi since 2001, most recently on the 11-14th September 2007.
ExCeL also plays host to the London MCM Expo for comic, anime, manga and sci-fi fans every May and October with different guests each time.
The
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2007 was held there in October 2007 which was the first time in the
United Kingdom.
ExCeL was the Permanence - the operational and media headquarters - for the Grand Départ of the
Tour de France in 2007.
On
April 26 2008 the arena would host the Bollywood cutural event, the
Zee Cine Awards 2008 for the second time in the event's history, the previous one being in
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