Tulsa Expo Center

Infobox Historic building
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Exposition Center
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head = Exposition Center


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location_town = Tulsa, Oklahoma
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completion_date = 1966
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cost = $3.5 million
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size = convert|446400|sqft|m2

The Tulsa Expo Center is the center of the Tulsa State Fair and one of the largest clearspan buildings in the world, the Expo Center provides convert|354000|sqft|m2 of column-free space under a cable-suspended roof. The building spans 448,400 total square feet on two levels, connected by side ramps and stairs, allowing for a variety of show floor plans.

History

The Expo Center was funded by $3.5 million bond issue in 1966, and upon completion became home to the International Petroleum Exposition. [cite web | title=History| work=Expo Square| url=http://www.exposquare.com/es/about/history.asp| accessdate=February 23 | accessyear=2008] The ten acre Expo Center at the time of its completion was the world's largest building under a single roof. [cite web | title=Tulsa State Fair| work=Oklahoma Historical Society| url=http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/T/TU015.html| accessdate=February 23 | accessyear=2008] Standing in front of the Expo Center is the Golden Driller which was added as a symbol of the International Petroleum Exposition in 1966. Weighing 43,500 pounds and standing convert|76|ft|m tall, the Golden Driller has become the symbol of Expo Square and a Tulsa landmark.

Events

The Expo center host all kinds of events throughout the year such as the Tulsa boat show, the Wanenmacher gun show (the largest gun show in the world), [cite web | title=Tulsa Arms Show| work=Tulsa Arms Show| url=http://www.tulsaarmsshow.com/homenoframes.html| accessdate=February 23 | accessyear=2008] and Daryl Starbird's custom car show. During the Tulsa State Fair the largest facility is the Expo Center where vendors and exhibit booths line the entire floor, providing both educational and commercial services.

See also

* List of statues by height

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