The Grand Wayne Center is a convention center

Convention center

A convention center is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typically offer sufficient floor area to accommodate several thousand attendees...

 located in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...

, Allen County

Allen County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 331,849 people, 128,745 households, and 86,259 families residing in the county. The population density was 505 people per square mile . There were 138,905 housing units at an average density of 211 per square mile...

, United States

United States

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. As a result of a $42 million renovation and expansion between 2003 and 2005, the Grand Wayne now encompasses 225000 square feet (20,903.2 m²).

Facility

Located on the first floor, the central convention hall of the Grand Wayne consists of 50000 square feet (4,645.2 m²) in addition to the Anthony Wayne Ballroom, which consists of 10000 square feet (929 m²). Together, both the Harrison and Jefferson Meeting Rooms encompass nearly 10000 square feet (929 m²). On the second floor, the Calhoun Ballroom covers 6000 square feet (557.4 m²) alongside The Gallery, which covers 1680 square feet (156.1 m²). The Grand Wayne Center's north and south façades feature 1,830 floor-to-ceiling exterior windowpanes with two exterior waterfalls, at the intersections of Jefferson and Washington Boulevards with Harrison Street. A nine-floor attached Hilton Hotel operates at the east wing of the Grand Wayne to accommodate event-goers.