The Conference and Exhibition Centre of Seville ( es, Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Sevilla), usually referred to as FIBES or Fibes, is a conference and exhibition centre in

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. The centre consists of two buildings, FIBES I and FIBES II, which are connected by a footbridge.

History

In the 1980s, FIBES (an acronym that stands for ''Feria Iberoamericana de Sevilla'', Spanish for ''Ibero-American Exhibition of Seville''), an entity that organized congresses and exhibitions in Seville, promoted a permanent venue for their activities, and in 1989, FIBES moved to the building purposely designed by Álvaro Navarro Jiménez. In September 2012, the centre was expanded with FIBES II, a building designed by Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra that includes a 3,550-seat auditorium. In 2015, FIBES was dissolved as a society, and the

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assumed both buildings.

Description

FIBES I contains three 7,200-square-meter pavilions without any columns intended for exhibitions and

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s. FIBES II contains a 3,550-seat auditorium.

Events

Several social, cultural and industrial fairs are regularly held in the FIBES facilities, as well as national and international congresses. In June 2002, the venue hosted the 91st EU Summit, and in 2007 it hosted an informal meeting of

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. On 2 February 2019, FIBES II hosted the

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ceremony. On 3 November 2019, FIBES hosted the

2019 MTV Europe Music Awards The 2019 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) was held at the FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre in Seville, Spain, on 3 November 2019. The ceremony's host was Becky G. This was the fourth year, as well as the second consecut ...

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* {{Authority control Buildings and structures in Seville Tourist attractions in Seville Convention centers in Spain Buildings and structures completed in 1989