Samrat Ashok International Convention Centre

The Samrat Ashok Convention Centre[1] is a convention centre on North Gandhi Maidan Marg, Patna, Bihar with an estimated budget of ₹490 crore.[2][3] The foundation stone of the centre was laid by Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar on 8 February 2014. An expected, around 16,500 metric tonnes of steel is used in construction, which is more than the volume of steel used in raising Eiffel Tower and Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.[4] The capacity of the main auditorium is around 5000.[5] The Samrat Ashoka Convention centre has three major signature buildings- 1) Bapu Sabahagaar, an auditorium of 5000 seating capacity, 2) Gyan Bhawan with 800 capacity auditorium (lecture theater type), multipurpose hall and other conference halls of various capacities ; and 3) Sabhyata Dwar (Civilization Gate). The centre was completed by April 2017 and has Gyan Bhawan,Bapu Sabhagaar, Multipurpose Hall, Plenary Hall, Modular Meeting Rooms with Basement Parking, Sabhyta Park With Sabhyata Dwar & food plaza.[6] In February 2018, Samrat Ashoka Convention Kendra Patna won the 10th CIDC Vishwakarma Achievement Award for best construction projects in India.[7]

Samrat Ashok Convention Centre
General information
Statusopen
AddressNorth Gandhi Maidan Marg
Town or cityPatna
CountryIndia
Construction started8 February 2014
Cost₹490-500 crore
OwnerGovernment of Bihar
Other information
Seating capacity5800

See also

References
  1. "http://bcd.bih.nic.in/Circulars/CN-01-27-02-2017.pdf" (PDF). Building Construction Department, Bihar. External link in |title= (help)
  2. "Award for CM's dream project".
  3. "International Convention Center Foundation Stone Laid". PatnaDaily.Com. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  4. Our Correspondent (9 February 2014). "Vertical dream drives growth". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  5. "CM lays stone of Rs 490 crore international convention centre — The Times of India" (in French). Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  6. "Gyan Bhawan is likely to be completed by April 2017 by Times of India".
  7. "Samrat Ashoka Convention Kendra, Patna wins 10th CIDC".
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