Olympia, London
 Exterior of Olympia Grand as seen from Kensington (Olympia) station | |
| Former names | National Agricultural Hall |
|---|---|
| Location | West Kensington London, W14 United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°29′47″N 0°12′35″W / 51.49639°N 0.20972°W / 51.49639; -0.20972Coordinates: 51°29′47″N 0°12′35″W / 51.49639°N 0.20972°W / 51.49639; -0.20972 |
| Public transit |    Kensington (Olympia) |
| Owner | Consortium including Yoo Capital, Deutsche Finance Group, Bayerische Versorgunskammer and Versicherungskammer Bayern Group |
| Capacity | 4,000–10,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 26 December 1886 (1886-12-26) |
| Renovated | 2013 |
| Expanded | 1987; 2011 |
| Architect | Henry Edward Coe |
| Website | |
olympia.london | |
The interior of Olympia, hosting a trade fair
Imre Kiralfy's Venice the bride of the sea, performance poster
Olympia is an exhibition centre, event space and conference centre in West Kensington, London, England.
The venue is home to a range of international trade and consumer exhibitions, conferences and events.
The nearest railway station is Kensington (Olympia) which is a London Overground station, a London Underground station and a mainline rail station. The direct District Line spur to the station only runs on weekends.
Contents
1 History
2 Notable events
3 References
4 External links
History
In 2012, Olympia celebrated 125 years of events by commissioning British artists Peter Blake, Rob Ryan, Sanna Annukka and Paul Hicks to create their interpretations of the venues.
In January 2013, a £40 million investment was completed and the company re-launched with a new brand; subsequently the business was awarded the Best Marketing Campaign at the Exhibition News Awards 2014.
BBC Good Food Show- Olympia London International Horse Show
- London Chess Classic
- Pure London
- Spirit of Christmas
- International Art & Antiques Fair
Marketing Week Live- Great British Beer Festival
- Salon du Chocolat
UCAS Design Your Future- National Wedding Show
- Toy Fair
Notable events
- The International Motor Exhibition was held annually at Olympia from 1905 to 1936[1][2]
- The 1st World Scout Jamboree was held at Olympia from 30 July to 8 August 1920
Jimi Hendrix Experience on 22 December 1967
Status Quo played on 31 December 1975
Procol Harum played on 1 January 1976
Bad Company played on the 2nd and 3 January 1977
Rod Stewart performed on 14 and 15 January 1977
Eubank v Stretch at the WBO Middleweight title battle, 18 April 1991
The Cure performed on the 26th,27th,28th,30 November 1992
Smash Hits Awards held at Olympia London on 6 December 1992
Eubank v Holmes at WBO super middleweight class, 20 February 1993
Fairuz played on 11 and 12 March 1994
Eubank v Jose Carlos Amaral at the WBO Super-middleweight Championship, 9 July 1994- Spencer Oliver v Serge Poilblanc at WBO fight, 12 July 1997
ATP tennis held from 3-6 December 1998- 3rd Mind Sports Olympiad held 21-30 August 1999
Miss World 49th Pageant held on 4 December 1999
Naseem Hamed v Vuyani Bungu at WBO featherweight title battle, 11 March 2000
Chemical Brothers played on 30 August 2008
Vivienne Westwood hosted a catwalk show for London Fashion Week in Olympia London, 21 February 2009
Bloc Party played at Olympia London on 11 and 12 May 2009
Gavin Rees v Colin Lynes at Prizefighter light-Welterweight battle, 2 December 2009
Primal Scream performed on the 26th and 27 November 2010
Got to Dance aired from Olympia London on 29 January 2011
Darren Barker v Domenico Spada in the WBO European Middleweight title, 30 April 2011
Doctor Who Experience was held from 1 January to 22 February 2012
Got to Dance final aired live in March 2012 and 2013- Olympia Beauty [3] is an annual beauty event which first was held at Olympia in 2004
References
^ About SMMT Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
^ Stefan Dierkes. "British International Motor Show: Locations and Dates". Pietro-frua.de. Retrieved 2014-01-17..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Olympia Beauty - Home". www.olympiabeauty.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Olympia, London. |
Olympia London website Olympia London website- Olympia Events Calendar
- Eat Outs Around
Satellite Image Google Maps satellite image of London Olympia
| Preceded by Port Glaud | Miss World Venue 1999 | Succeeded by Millennium Dome |
