Centennial Hall, exhibition hall in Dallas, United States
Fair Park, Centennial Hall is a large exhibition hall in Dallas, United States. The building has long interior rows of columns, high ceilings with rigging points, and natural light coming through the upper structure, while outside its porticos face the Esplanade Fountain.
The first steel and masonry exhibition building on these fairgrounds was erected here in 1905. A major renovation in 1936 added the murals and sculpture by Carlo Ciampaglia, Pierre Bourdelle, and Raoul Josset, and the interior floor plan was updated again in 1999.
The front of the hall carries the visual language of the 1936 Texas Centennial celebration, with murals under the porticos and large sculptures placed before them. These works give a sense of the regional pride and ceremony that reshaped the fairgrounds during that period.
The hall is easy to approach from Gates 2 and 3, with parking placed right beside the building. Visitors attending large trade shows, car displays, or concerts will find the open floor and column spacing allow for steady movement through the space.
Because of its size, the hall can hold more than six thousand seated guests for a single banquet. The mix of a very early steel frame with later art deco ornament makes it stand out from other buildings along the esplanade.
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