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viewers. On March 25, 2003, the local council in
Freiburg decided to build a fourth hall: the Rothaus-Arena. In November 2004, the construction began. The country supported the second construction phase of the Messe with a grant of 2,9 million Euros from the promotion program for investmenting in exhibitions. The total investment for the fourth hall was around 22,9 million Euros, which was predominantly provided by regional companies. The designs for the construction of the first three halls, subsequently the Rothaus-Arena and the expansion of its foyer were award-winning, making it an achievement for the architect, Detlef Sacker, who is from Freiburg. The new hall was inaugurated in 2006 as “Intersolar”, where the singer
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area of roughly 80.000 m. The area is used to host folk festivals, open-air concerts and exhibitions; it is also available for parking. The catering area contains three food stalls and a restaurant. Exhibition hall 4 is known as "Rothaus-Arena"; it is used as a concert hall, therefore there are adjustable bleachers as well as several seating arrangements. It provides standing room for up to 9,000 people.
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Touristik", the "Automobil", the "Modellbau" as well as two second-hand car fairs and numerous guest shows. Twice a year, there is the "Freiburger Mess" held on the open-air grounds. It is the largest funfair in the region and attracts up to 170,000 visitors. Additionally, there are various markets, circuses and conventions.
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Freiburg is equipped with four halls, each with an area ranging between 2.400 m and 4.800 m, totaling up to 21,500 m. Additionally there are 11 conference rooms that can hold up to 420 people, 14 offices are available for rent, as well as an outdoor
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In 2006, the company "Goldbeck Solar GmbH" provided a photovoltaic system with an output of 254 kilowatt-peak (kWp) for the
Rothaus Arena's 6.500 m flat roof. The 1.210 solar panels are supposed to generate about 235.000 kilowatt hours of renewable energy per year. In combination with the solar
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The estimated doubling of the trade fair revenue to six million Euros by 2010 was exceeded in 2007 with more than 7,9 million Euros, and in 2010 with 15 million Euros. The indirect profitability of the
Freiburg economy, trade and gastronomy, which was generated by the new trade fair, had tripled to
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In the field of consumer fairs, the Messe
Freiburg increasingly focuses its own events on special-interest fairs such as the connoisseur fair "Plaza Culinaria", the "International Kulturbörse", the construction fair "Gebäude Energie Technik", or the property fair "IMMO". Furthermore, there are the
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years after the appropriate municipal council resolution, the construction stage was put into action. Due to the relocation of the Messe, building sites emerged on the “Alten
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