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Olympia is an exhibition centre, event space and conference centre in West Kensington, London, England. Opened in 1886 as the National Agricultural Hall, it was built by Andrew Handyside and Company of Derby〔Cooper, B., (1983) ''Transformation of a Valley: The Derbyshire Derwent,'' Heinemann, republished 1991 Cromford: Scarthin Books〕 and covered an area of . The Grand Hall, in length, by in breadth, was said to be the largest building in the United Kingdom covered by one span of iron and glass. It now features four event venues and a conference centre. The event venues are Olympia Grand (19,325m²), Olympia National (8,730m²), Olympia Central (formerly Two) (7,850m²) and Olympia West (7,688m²). The nearest railway station is Kensington (Olympia) which is both a London Overground station and on the District line of the London Underground. == Beginnings== Olympia’s story began in May 1884. John Whitley had created the National Agricultural Hall Company with the aim of building and operating the country's largest covered show centre. The National Agricultural Hall soon changed its name to Olympia in keeping with its ideals and objectives. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Olympia, London」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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