Centre de conférences international d'Édimbourg

Le Edinburgh International Conference Centre (ou EICC), est le principal centre de congrès et de conférences d'Édimbourg, la capitale de l'Écosse.

1. Emplacement

Le centre fait partie du quartier planifié d'Exchange District, à l'extrémité ouest de la ville, et a été conçu par l'architecte Sir Terry Farrell, qui dirigeait le projet depuis son bureau d'Édimbourg. La construction de l'EICC a commencé en mars 1993 et le centre a ouvert ses portes en 1995. Il accueille environ 200 000 délégués chaque année et génère plus de 60 millions de livres sterling de revenus pour la ville d'Édimbourg. Une extension a été ouverte en 2013 pour un coût de 85 millions de livres sterling.

1. Événements notables

En 1999, l'Assemblée générale annuelle de l'Église d'Écosse s'est tenue au sein de l'EICC. La salle de l'Assemblée de l'Église était utilisée par le Parlement écossais à l'époque. La réunion des chefs de gouvernement du Commonwealth de 1997 (CHOGM) s'est tenue au sein de l'EICC. Pour commémorer cette occasion, la Clydesdale Bank a émis un billet commémoratif spécial de 20 £. Le verso présente une illustration du bâtiment EICC aux côtés du nouveau bâtiment de la banque Clydesdale sur Lothian Road, avec le château d'Édimbourg en arrière-plan.

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