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Hall Europa at Messe Essen

Published dimensions

Hall Europa is 31.5 x 40.9 m (103 x 134 ft), 1,288 m² (13,868 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 40.9 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 65 x 10 (13000 x 2000 px, 5,070 kg, 104 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	54 x 15 = 810	32.4 x 5.1 m	41472 x 6480	3,645 kg / 8,036 lb	71.7 kW, 345 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	65 x 10 = 650	32.5 x 5 m	13000 x 2000	5,070 kg / 11,177 lb	104 kW, 500 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	65 x 10 = 650	32.5 x 5 m	8320 x 1280	5,070 kg / 11,177 lb	91 kW, 438 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, Hall Europa holds about 2,676 theater seats, 1,094 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 752 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 33.9 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Messe Essen

Grugahalle53.6 x 53.6 m (176 x 176 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Foyer51.2 x 51.2 m (168 x 168 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Fair south foyer38.5 x 38.5 m (126 x 126 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Fair east passage31.7 x 31.7 m (104 x 104 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
CC West Foyer30 x 30 m (98 x 98 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
CC South Foyer28.7 x 28.7 m (94 x 94 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Hall Deutschland26.5 x 26.5 m (87 x 87 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
Hall Essen34.4 x 20.4 m (113 x 67 ft) · 5.2 m ceiling
Hall Panorama31 x 18.5 m (102 x 61 ft) · 4.5 m ceiling
Fair east gallery22.8 x 22.8 m (75 x 75 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Park Restaurant22.8 x 22.8 m (75 x 75 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Foyer Saal Europa22.4 x 22.4 m (73 x 73 ft) · 4.5 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Messe Essen · Venues in Essen