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Sheikh Maktoum Hall at Dubai World Trade Centre

Published dimensions

Sheikh Maktoum Hall is 58.8 x 66 m (193 x 217 ft), 3,881 m² (41,773 sq ft), with a 7 m (23 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 7 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 10 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 66 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 105 x 10 (21000 x 2000 px, 8,190 kg, 168 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	88 x 15 = 1320	52.8 x 5.1 m	67584 x 6480	5,940 kg / 13,095 lb	116.8 kW, 562 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	105 x 10 = 1050	52.5 x 5 m	21000 x 2000	8,190 kg / 18,056 lb	168 kW, 808 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	105 x 10 = 1050	52.5 x 5 m	13440 x 1280	8,190 kg / 18,056 lb	147 kW, 707 A @ 208 V

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Sheikh Maktoum Hall holds about 8,437 theater seats, 3,451 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 2,373 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 59 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Dubai World Trade Centre

Trade Centre Arena93 x 111 m (305 x 364 ft) · 14 m ceiling
Sheikh Rashid Hall58.8 x 131 m (193 x 430 ft) · 12 m ceiling
Sheikh Saeed Hall 180 x 84 m (262 x 276 ft) · 10 m ceiling
Sheikh Saeed Hall 280 x 60 m (262 x 197 ft) · 10 m ceiling
Exhibition Hall 266 x 72 m (217 x 236 ft) · 7.5 m ceiling
Exhibition Hall 166 x 66 m (217 x 217 ft) · 7.5 m ceiling
Exhibition Hall 360 x 72 m (197 x 236 ft) · 10 m ceiling
Exhibition Hall 460 x 66 m (197 x 217 ft) · 10 m ceiling
Exhibition Hall 660 x 66 m (197 x 217 ft) · 7.5 m ceiling
Exhibition Hall 760 x 66 m (197 x 217 ft) · 7.5 m ceiling
Exhibition Hall 860 x 66 m (197 x 217 ft) · 7.5 m ceiling
Sheikh Saeed Hall 372 x 48 m (236 x 157 ft) · 10 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Dubai World Trade Centre · Venues in Dubai