page_title: Orange County Convention Center
hierarchical_section_title: Orange County Convention Center
caption_attribution_description: The front of the Orange County Convention Center located in Orlando, Florida.
context_page_description: The Orange County Convention Center is a convention center located in Orlando, Florida. Opened in 1983 as the Orange County Convention and Civic Center, it is the primary public convention center for the Central Florida region and the second-largest convention center in the United States, after McCormick Place in Chicago.
  The OCCC offers 7,000,000 sq ft of total space, 2,100,000 sq ft of which is exhibit space. The complex is located on the south end of International Drive, a major tourist area in Orlando. Solar panels on the roof of the South Concourse provide 1 MW of power.
  The original building once housed an 11,300-seat arena from 1983 to 1992. During its time, it hosted concerts by popular artists including Madonna, Tina Turner, Styx, Aerosmith, Mötley Crüe and Hall and Oates. Use of the arena declined following the opening of the Orlando Arena in 1989. The arena closed in 1992 and was renovated and converted into the main exhibition hall in 1996.
  On April 18, 2012, the American Institute of Architects's Florida Chapter placed the building on its list of "Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places".
context_section_description: The Orange County Convention Center is a convention center located in Orlando, Florida. Opened in 1983 as the Orange County Convention and Civic Center, it is the primary public convention center for the Central Florida region and the second-largest convention center in the United States, after McCormick Place in Chicago. 
  The OCCC offers 7,000,000 sq ft (650,000 m²) of total space, 2,100,000 sq ft (200,000 m²) of which is exhibit space. The complex is located on the south end of International Drive, a major tourist area in Orlando. Solar panels on the roof of the South Concourse provide 1 MW of power. 
  The original building (the "West Concourse") once housed an 11,300-seat arena from 1983 to 1992. During its time, it hosted concerts by popular artists including Madonna, Tina Turner, Styx, Aerosmith, Mötley Crüe and Hall and Oates. Use of the arena declined following the opening of the Orlando Arena in 1989. The arena closed in 1992 and was renovated and converted into the main exhibition hall in 1996.
  On April 18, 2012, the American Institute of Architects's Florida Chapter placed the building on its list of "Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places".
caption: North concourse of convention center (c.2007)
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