The Tampa Convention Center is a mid-sized convention center located in Downtown Tampa

Downtown Tampa

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, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

. Its location has both waterfront views and views of the skyline. In 2006, a 20-story Embassy Suites hotel opened next door, with a skybridge

Skybridge

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 connecting it to the convention center. Harbour Island

Harbour Island (Tampa), Florida

Harbour Island is an island neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida and the sub-district within Downtown Tampa. The ZIP Code serving the area is 33602.-Geography:...

 is right across the eponymous bridge on the other side of the Garrison Channel. It is connected to neighboring Channelside and Harbour Island via the TECO Streetcar

TECO Line Streetcar System

The TECO Line Streetcar System is a streetcar line in Tampa, Florida, run by the Hillsborough Area Regional Transportation Authority and managed by Tampa Historic Streetcar, Inc.. It connects Downtown and Channelside to the historic Ybor City district. There is also an "In-Town" trolley-replica bus...

. The center encompasses 600000 square feet (55,741.8 m²) in total.

It is built on the historical site of Ft. Brooke

History of Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a United States city in Hillsborough County on the west coast of the state of Florida.The area was once a home to various native American cultures, including the Tocobaga...

, the original American settlement on Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and estuary along the Gulf of Mexico on the west central coast of Florida, comprising Hillsborough Bay, Old Tampa Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, and Lower Tampa Bay."Tampa Bay" is not the name of any municipality...

 from which Tampa

Tâmpa

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 grew. The Super Bowl XLIII

Super Bowl XLIII

Super Bowl XLIII was an American football game pitting the American Football Conference champion Pittsburgh Steelers against the National Football Conference champion Arizona Cardinals to decide the National Football League champion for the 2008 season. The game was played on February 1, 2009,...

 media center was held there. In recent years the center has become the de facto

De facto

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location for the bar examination

Bar examination

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 given to lawyers seeking admission to The Florida Bar

The Florida Bar

The Florida Bar is the integrated bar association for the state of Florida. It is the third largest such bar association in the United States. Its duties include the regulation and discipline of attorneys....

.