Cobb Galleria Centre

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Cobb Galleria Centre
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Location 2 Galleria Parkway,
Atlanta, GA 30339
Opened 1994
Max Seating
  • Banquet Style
 7,500 people
Total Meeting Space
  • Exhibit Hall Floor Space:
 144,000 sq. ft., 13,378m²
  • Breakout Meeting Space:
 20,000 sq. ft., 1858m²
  • Ballroom Space:
 25,000 sq. ft., 2323m²
Owner Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority
Website cobbgalleria.com

The Cobb Galleria Centre is a meeting and convention center and a shopping center in the Cumberland district of Cobb County, Northwest of Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. It is also located next to a cluster of mid-rise office buildings, the Cumberland Mall and the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. It has hosted over 10,000 events and millions of guests. The venue operates under the authority of the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority and is located at the intersection of three major highways: I-75, I-285, and Cobb Parkway just northwest of the city. The Galleria Specialty Mall, which pre-dates the convention center, is located downstairs, with meeting halls upstairs.

[edit] History

Cobb Galleria Centre was constructed in 1994 by the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority to serve the need for a facility to accommodate small and mid-sized tradeshows, conventions, meetings and social events. With more than 320,000 total square feet, the facility features 144,000 square feet of exhibit space, a 25,000-square-foot ballroom, 20 meeting rooms and four executive boardrooms.

Located within the Galleria complex, an 88-acre office/retail/hotel area, the Centre is connected to the Galleria Specialty Mall and the 520-room Renaissance Waverly Hotel. Easily accessible by a pedestrian sky bridge are the upscale Sheraton Suites Galleria Hotel and Cumberland Mall, newly expanded to include upscale dining and shopping.

The Authority has been able to re-invest in its asset through several acquisitions and construction initiatives, including building additional exhibit space and complimentary parking facilities, bringing food and beverage operations in-house and acquiring the Galleria Specialty Shops. Without question, the biggest initiative has been the construction of the new, state-of-the-art Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

[edit] Stores

  • Anna's Place
  • Affinity
  • Bonnie's
  • Classic Jewelry
  • Design Faze
  • Galleria Shoes
  • Peter Glenn of Vermont
  • The Warm Front
  • The Gift Galleries
  • B. Jackson Gallery
  • Lillie Glassblowers
  • ECKANKAR Reading & Bookroom
  • China Sun Express
  • Cobb County Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Espresso Bar
  • The Gallery
  • Jocks & Jills Sports Grill
  • Subway
  • Crochet's Physical Therapy
  • Fugi Hair Designers
  • Galleria Newsstand
  • Hair Europa
  • Paces Therapeutic Center

[edit] External links


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