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Sheikh Rashid Hall at Dubai World Trade Centre

Published dimensions

Sheikh Rashid Hall is 58.8 x 131 m (193 x 430 ft), 7,703 m² (82,912 sq ft), with a 12 m (39 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 12 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 20 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 131 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 209 x 20 (41800 x 4000 px, 32,604 kg, 668.8 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	174 x 30 = 5220	104.4 x 10.1 m	133632 x 12960	23,490 kg / 51,786 lb	461.9 kW, 2221 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	209 x 20 = 4180	104.5 x 10 m	41800 x 4000	32,604 kg / 71,879 lb	668.8 kW, 3215 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	209 x 20 = 4180	104.5 x 10 m	26752 x 2560	32,604 kg / 71,879 lb	585.2 kW, 2813 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 Rashid Hall holds about 16,930 theater seats, 6,926 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 4,761 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 124 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 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 Maktoum Hall58.8 x 66 m (193 x 217 ft) · 7 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