The Kansas City Convention Center, originally Bartle Hall Convention Center or Bartle Hall, is a major convention center in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA. It was named for Harold Roe Bartle, a prominent, two-term mayor of Kansas City in the 1950s and early-1960s. Its roof is suspended by four tall art deco inspired pylons, as a component of th…
The Kansas City Convention Center, originally Bartle Hall Convention Center or Bartle Hall, is a major convention center in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA. It was named for Harold Roe Bartle, a prominent, two-term mayor of Kansas City in the 1950s and early-1960s. Its roof is suspended by four tall art deco inspired pylons, as a component of the Kansas City skyline.
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Architect: Helmut Jahn
Opened: July 8, 1976
Operator: Kansas City Convention & Entertainment Facilities
Expanded: 1994
Construction cost: $91.7 million
Theatre seating: 2,400 (Kansas City Music Hall) · 38,000 (Exhibit Hall)