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| | Encyclopedia: National Exhibition Centre |
 | | The National Exhibition Centre ( NEC) is the seventh largest exhibition centre in Europe, located in Solihull, near Birmingham, England. |
 | | In 1989, the Queen opened three further halls, increasing the space to 125,000 m² Four more halls were added in 1993, the total exhibition space increasing to 158,000 m² Another four new halls, opened in September 1998 by The Right Honourable Neil Kinnock, European Commissioner for Transport, took the total space to 190,000 m² |
 | | The NEC, originally comprising 89,000 m² of exhibition space, was opened by the Queen in February 1976. |
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