Aalborg Kongres & Kultur Center (formally and unofficially Aalborghallen) is an entertainment and convention venue located in

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, which is used for exhibitions and concerts. The facility was inaugurated in 1953 and has a capacity of 3,000 people. The first Aalborghall was built in 1933. The hall was used by German troops during the German

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and burnt down in 1941. The Aalborg tower that was built in connection to the hall still stands.Aalborg Kongres & Kultur Center

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, retrieved 2 April 2013 A new hall was erected in 1953. The architects were Arne Kjær, Otto Frankild and Preben Hansen. The hall included a theatre built on the model of the Old Stage of the

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. In 1990, Europahallen was built near Aalborghallen and in a major renovation in 2002 the two halls were connected. The

, the

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and Circusrevyen are among the companies that regularly have visited Aalborghallen. Notable artists that have performed at the center include

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and

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. Since 2001, Aalborghallen has been one of the venues for the Aalborg Opera festival that is arranged yearly in March. Teaterbio was started as the first Danish

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outside Copenhagen in 1967, but closed in 1980.Keld P. Andersen
Teaterbio i Aalborghallen, Aalborg
Biografmuseet, retrieved 2 April 2013 The exhibition area is 7000 m2 and for congresses there are 40 smaller rooms and three larger of which the largest can accommodate 2,000 people.

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