Located at the heart of financial and business centre Frankfurt, the exhibition grounds are among the largest and most modern worldwide with some 367,000 m² of hall area and more than 96,000 m² of free space at its disposal. As well as excellent international transport connections by air, rail and road, the exhibition venue enjoys excellent public transport connections: The S-Bahn suburban train station “Messe” stops in the centre of the exhibition grounds, the U-Bahn underground train station and the Strassenbahn tram station are located directly at the City Entrance/Festhalle.
The venue is extremely convenient for visitors and exhibitors alike – trade fair guests in Frankfurt can choose from a wide range of hotels with more than 16,000 beds within walking distance of the exhibition grounds. Mobility-impaired visitors can move about easily: the Via Mobile covered moving walkway is a barrier-free access and connection network that joins together all halls on the exhibition grounds.
With their unique designs, renowned architects such as Helmut Jahn, Oswald M. Ungers and Nicolas Grimshaw gave Messe Frankfurt’s exhibition grounds an unmistakeable look that dovetails perfectly with Frankfurt’s modern cityscape. Messe Frankfurt customers set great store by the highly functional nature of its halls and conference facilities, which are ideal for hosting a broad cross-section of events. With the Congress Center and Kap Europa, the company operates two congress centres as well. The new Hall 12 is currently being built in the western section of the exhibition grounds and will be going into operation in autumn 2018.
The Operation & Security Center is the central control room for all security-related matters. First aid station, police, security and all other security partners and service providers are found here under one roof.
Overview of trade fair halls, service and administration buildings
(Gross exhibition area in m²)
| City Entrance & Hall 1 | 1989 | 18,000 m² | Helmut Jahn |
| Festhalle (Hall 2) | 1909 | 5,600 m² | Friedrich von Thiersch |
| Forum | 2001 | Areal hall / Panorama hall 2,300 m² each |
KSP Engel / Zimmermann |
| Hall 3 |
2001 | 38,000 m² | Nicolas Grimshaw |
| Hall 4 | 1983 | 43,000 m² | Architects Otzmann, Maurer, Groethuysen and Wirsing |
| Hall 5 |
1971/72 | 21,000 m² | Martin Schoenmakers |
Hall 6 |
1961 / 1963 / 1971 | 35,000 m² | Martin Schoenmakers |
| Torhaus main building / Torhaus Süd (South) / Torhaus Nord (North) | 1984 / 1989 / 1997 | 117 m high / 30 storeys | Oswald M. Ungers |
| Hall 8 | 1967 | 30,200 m² | Steinbüchel-Rheinwall |
| Hall 9 |
1981 /1982 / 1996 | 56,200 m² | Oswald M. Ungers |
| Galleria | 1983 | Between Hall 8 and Hall 9 / 100 metres long and 30 metres high |
Oswald M. Ungers |
| Hall 10 | 1973 / 1978 / 1992 | 64,700 m² | Martin Schoenmakers / Oswald M. Ungers |
| Congress Centre | 1996 | 15,000 m² /4 levels / 9 congress halls | Helmut W. Joos |
| New Dependance |
2005 |
5 floors | Nicolas Grimshaw |
| Cargo Center | 2007 | 5,500 m² | Kölling Architekten Gbr |
| Hall 11 & Portalhaus |
2009 | 23,000 m² | Hascher Jehle Architektur |
| Kap Europ | 2014 | 7,700 m² / 4 levels / 14 conference rooms | Klaus Lenz ECE Projektmanagement GmbH & Co. KG |
| Operation & Security Center (OSC) |
2014 | 2,200 m² |
hhp-Architekte |
| Hall 12 |
Start of construction 2016 Completed in autumn 2018 |
33,600 m² | Kadawittfeldarchitektur GmbH |
Background information on Messe Frankfurt
Messe Frankfurt is the world’s largest trade fair, congress and event organiser with its own exhibition grounds. With more than 2,500* employees at some 30 locations, the company generates annual sales of around €661* million. Thanks to its far-reaching ties with the relevant sectors and to its international sales network, the Group looks after the business interests of its customers effectively. A comprehensive range of services – both onsite and online – ensures that customers worldwide enjoy consistently high quality and flexibility when planning, organising and running their events. The wide range of services includes renting exhibition grounds, trade fair construction and marketing, personnel and food services. With its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, the company is owned by the City of Frankfurt (60 percent) and the State of Hesse (40 percent). *preliminary numbers 2017
For more information, please visit our website at:
www.messefrankfurt.com | www.congressfrankfurt.de | www.festhalle.de
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