ExCel Exhibition Centre

The ExCeL Exhibition Centre is a large purpose-built exhibition centre in the Royal Docks area of London's redeveloped Docklands, at grid reference TQ408807. The centre opened in November 2000 and its name is formed from the words Exhibition, Centre and London. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 812 KB) ExCeL Exhibition Centre File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 812 KB) ExCeL Exhibition Centre File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Royal Docks comprise three docks in east London - the Royal Albert Dock, the Royal Victoria Dock and the King George V Dock. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Millennium Dome and Canary Wharf from the Royal Victoria Dock. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

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 is 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 32,500 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 a number of function rooms. A temporary hall can be added on part of the car park when required, as it is for the London Boat Show. It was the Permanence for the Tour de France Looking west towards Canary Wharf: note in mid-ground the pile of rubbish millenimum dome The Royal Victoria Dock is the largest of three docks in the Royal Docks of east London, now part of the redeveloped Docklands. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Power boats at the London Boat Show. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... HMS Sutherland (F81) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. ... For other uses, see Tour de France (disambiguation). ...

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. Custom House station is in the Custom House area by the Royal Docks, east London. ... Prince Regent DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in the Docklands area of east London. ... Prince Regent DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in the Docklands area of east London. ... Canning Town station is a major inter-modal transport interchange in East London. ... The London Underground is an underground railway system - also known as a rapid transit system - that serves a large part of Greater London, United Kingdom and some neighbouring areas. ... London Transport Portal The Jubilee Line is a line on the London Underground (the Tube), in England. ...

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. London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Sport

In December 2005 ExCeL hosted a boxing match between British heavyweights Danny Williams and Audley Harrison. 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!. Daniel Williams (born July 13, 1973, London, England) is a British professional heavyweight boxer, and former Commonwealth champion. ... Audley Harrison, (born on October 26, 1971 in London), is a British Heavyweight boxer. ... “London 2012” redirects here. ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... This article is about the martial art and sport. ... Taekwondo (also, Tae Kwon Do, Taekwon-Do, or Tae Kwon-Do) is a martial art and combat sport originating in Korea. ... “Ping Pong” redirects here. ... This article is about the sport of weightlifting. ... Andrell Durden (top) and Edward Harris grapple for position during the All-Marine Wrestle Offs. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... For the video game series based on the show, see WWE SmackDown! (video game series). ...

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. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

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. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Celebration is an Official Star Wars convention held during banner years of the franchise. ...

The ExCel centre has hosted the biannual UK arms fair DSEi since 2001, most recently on the 11-14th September 2007. DSEi has a history of poor human rights records, as documented in Mark Thomas' book "As Used On The Famous Nelson Mandela", with abuses including the sale of cluster bombs to UN embargoed and otherwise suspect nations. Protests held against the fair, by the group 'Disarm DSEi' (colloquially pronounced "Dicey" by prostestors") are often quite effective. In 2005, they successfully halted the DLR network for that area. Every two years, arms dealers converge on Londons Docklands for Defence Systems & Equipment International (DSEi) arms fair. ...

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.

External links

• Official Venue Website
• ExCel London Hotel Desk
• ExCel Location Google Satellite view of ExCel London

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