Výstaviště Lysá nad Labem, Exhibition hall in Lysá nad Labem, Czech Republic
Výstaviště Lysá nad Labem is an exhibition complex of 24,100 m², of which 9,100 m² are indoor halls and the rest paved outdoor areas. Hall B (2,160 m²) dates from 1994, hall A (5,100 m², two floors) opened in 1999, and hall C was built in 2013 on the site of the former Vacek patent-plough factory. The entrance hall carries a two-storey viewing tower.
The grounds opened in 1994 and became a key venue for agricultural and trade exhibitions in the Central Bohemian region. Since its establishment, it has served as a reliable hub for regional exhibitions and events.
The oldest exhibition held here is Kůň, a horse fair first staged on 23–25 September 1994, whose opening also marked the debut of the grounds. Its parade showed Czech-Moravian Belgian and Haflinger horses, Noriker and Arabian horses, Czech and Slovak warmbloods, Old Kladruby black and white horses, and ponies. The grounds' general partner also funds restoration of local monuments, including the Lion and October allegory statues in the castle park and the sculpture of St Jerome on the wall of the church of St John the Baptist.
The grounds cover 24,100 m², of which 9,100 m² are indoor exhibition halls A, B and C; the rest is paved outdoor area. Hall A opened in 1999, hall B in 1994 and hall C in 2013, so check which hall an event uses before arriving. The entrance hall is dominated by a two-storey viewing tower.
The exhibition grounds lend their name to ŠK Výstaviště Lysá nad Labem, a chess club playing in the Czech Chess Extraliga since 2010. The venue also funded restoration of statues in the town, including the Lion and the allegory of October in the castle park and a sculpture of Saint Jerome on the wall of the church of St John the Baptist.
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