The Patio de la Madera, (''Centro de Exposiciones y Convenciones Complejo Patio de la Madera'') is a "Convention and Exposition Centre" complex located in
Rosario, , occupying two blocks opposite the ''Mariano Moreno'' Bus Terminal, near the geographic center of the city. The formal name is almost never used; the shorter form ''Centro de Convenciones Patio de la Madera'' is preferred even in official communications.
The main buildings provide room for conventions, lectures and conferences, artistic exhibitions and shows, etc., with an auditorium for 1,800 people and six smaller facilities with capacities between 120 and 370 people. There are 4,000 m
2 of covered area for exhibitions (plus another 1,000 semi-covered and 7,200 outdoors).
The complex also includes two
nightclub
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Nightclubs gener ...
s, an
amphitheater, a
park area with modern
sculpture
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s and a small artificial lake, two international cuisine
restaurants, a
fast food restaurant, and
parking space for 250 vehicles.
The site of the Patio de la Madera was a former
train station
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing s ...
, a terminal of the
Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano
The General Manuel Belgrano Railway (FCGMB) (Spanish: Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano), named after the Argentines, Argentine politician and military leader Manuel Belgrano, is a railway and the longest of the Rail transport in Argentina, A ...
railway company that was abandoned when, in 1987, the cargo facilities were shut down and the rails were removed. The site was gradually recovered by the municipal government, starting during the administration of Mayor
Horacio Usandizaga
Horacio Daniel Usandizaga (b. June 15, 1940 in J.B.Molina, ), also known informally as ''El Vasco'' (Spanish: The Basque), is an Argentine politician.
Usandizaga studied to become a lawyer and entered political activity as a member of the Radica ...
. By the early 2000s it was already a well-known center for national and international cultural activities.
References
Rosario Eventos S. A.- The company that administrates the complex.
Municipality of Rosario- brief data on the complex.
- Map, address, contact information.
("History of Rosario's Railway System").
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Buildings and structures in Rosario, Santa Fe
Convention centres in Argentina
Tourist attractions in Rosario, Santa Fe