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Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (), also known as TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall or TaiNEX, is a superimposed purpose-built
exhibition An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibition ...
complex in Nangang District,
Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
,
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
. It consists of two exhibition halls and is located to the northeast of the
Taipei World Trade Center The Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC; ) was inaugurated in January 1986 by Taiwan's foremost trade promotion organization, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), to provide a single, modern venue that would combine exhibition spac ...
(TWTC), about a 15-minute drive from the TWTC along the Huandong Expressway.


Hall 1 (TaiNEX 1)

The complex has the capacity to host 2,626 standard-size () booths and occupies an exhibition space of . Construction began in March 2005, costing US $110 million, and was completed in 2008.


Lower exhibition floor

The exhibition hall on the ground floor has a total of with a capacity for 1,314 standard-size exhibition booths, with each booth measuring . Its lowest ceiling is 9 meters high and floor loading weight capacity is . Electricity and water supply lines are paved beneath the floor surface. The floor can be divided into three areas to accommodate three events taking place at the same time.


Upper exhibition floor

The 23,104-square-metre area has a capacity for 1,312 standard-size vendor booths, a column-free hall on the fourth floor with an average clearance height of . It is a sufficient venue for large-scale trade shows, conventions, sports or other events. It has a floor loading capacity for with concealed electricity and water outlets. Two large entrance halls, and respectively, are located both on the ground and the fourth floors and can be used for registration, meeting areas, information distribution, and other pre-function activities.


Hall 2 (TaiNEX 2)

A second exhibition hall was completed in 2019. The nine-story building is situated on a 3.36-hectare lot adjacent to the first exhibition hall.


Access

The Exhibition Center is served by the Taipei Metro via the
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a terminal station on both Wenhu line and Bannan line, and serves the Nangang, Neihu, and Xizhi districts. Station overview The station is a ...
.


Notable events

* 3 April 2009: ''
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'' – the sixth concert by
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, in celebrating their 20 years anniversary. * 17 and 18 May 2012: '' The Born This Way Ball Tour'' – the third concert tour by
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, in support of her second studio album, '' Born This Way''. * 10 August 2013: ''
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. * 14 and 15 September 2015: ''
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’s concert was canceled due to '' Typhoon Dujuan'', as the Taipei City government announced school and office closures for that day. * 7 May 2016: '' Summer Nights'' – the concert by
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. * 19 September 2016: ''
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. * 13 June 2017: '' Britney Spears: Piece of Me Tour'' – the ninth concert tour by
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. * 7 and 8 October 2017: '' Act III: M.O.T.T.E World Tour'' – the second world tour by
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. * 17 April 2018: ''
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. * 24 and 25 December 2018: ''2018 IU 10th Anniversary Tour Concert (dlwlrma)'' – the eighth concert tour by IU.


See also

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Taiwan Trade Shows Taiwan Trade Shows (known as "Taipei Trade Shows" before 2012) is a series of trade exhibitions organized by TAITRA in Taipei, Taiwan. It is based on the ''Taiwan Clothes Export Mart Exhibition'' first held in September 1974. Currently, TAITRA ho ...
*
Taipei World Trade Center The Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC; ) was inaugurated in January 1986 by Taiwan's foremost trade promotion organization, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), to provide a single, modern venue that would combine exhibition spac ...
*
Taiwan External Trade Development Council The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA; ) is a non-profit government co-sponsored trade promotion organization in Taiwan. It was founded in 1970 as China External Trade Development Council (CETRA). However, it changed its English ...


References


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