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Beurshal Haaglanden
Gothic & Fantasy Beurs at the Beurshal Haaglanden in 2010Location Rijswijk Opened 1996[1] Owner Henk van der Straaten Former name(s) Darling Market, Expo Rijswijk Website beurshalhaaglanden.nl Beurshal Haaglanden (English: Exhibition Hall Haaglanden) is is an exhibition and convention center in the Dutch city of Rijswijk. It was founded in 1996 by Henk van der Straaten (co-founder of the former Konmar supermarket chain) as the Darling Market, a recreation of the international market in Haymarket, near Sydney's Darling Harbour which he encountered during a trip to Australia).[1]
In later years it become known as a venue for many fairs such as the Gothic & Fantasy Beurs (English: Gothic & Fantasy Fair) which is held there since 2003. The exhibition part of the venue later became known as Expo Rijswijk.
The Darling Market was discontinued in 2010 and the venue was renamed to its current name.[2]
Reference
- ^ a b (Dutch) Regels smoren derde van starters Darling Market, Trouw, 3 February 1997
- ^ (Dutch) Woedend op Van der Straaten, Groot Rijswijk, 12 May 2010
External links
- (Dutch) Official website
Categories:- Dutch building and structure stubs
- Venues in Rijswijk
- Event venues
- Convention centres in the Netherlands
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