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Cobb Galleria Centre 
Location 2 Galleria Parkway,
Atlanta, GA 30339Coordinates 33°53′00″N 84°27′59″W / 33.883367°N 84.466281°WCoordinates: 33°53′00″N 84°27′59″W / 33.883367°N 84.466281°W Owner Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority Opened 1994 Banquet/ballroom 7,500 people Enclosed space Exhibit hall floor 144,000 sq ft (13,400 m2) Breakout/meeting 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m2) Ballroom 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m2) Website cobbgalleria.com 
The Cobb Galleria Centre is a meeting and convention center and a shopping center in the Cumberland/Galleria district of Cobb County, in northwest Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. It is also located next to a cluster of mid-rise office buildings, the Cumberland Mall and the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. It has hosted over 15,000 events and millions of guests. The venue operates under the authority of the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority and is located at the intersection of three major highways: Interstate 75, Interstate 285, and Cobb Parkway (U.S. 41) just northwest of the city. The Galleria Specialty Mall, which pre-dates the convention center, is located downstairs, with meeting halls upstairs.
History
Cobb Galleria Centre was constructed in 1994 by the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority to serve the need for a facility to accommodate small and mid-sized tradeshows, conventions, meetings and social events. With more than 320,000 total square feet, the facility features 144,000 square feet (13,400 m2) of exhibit space, a 25,000-square-foot (2,300 m2) ballroom, 20 meeting rooms and four executive boardrooms.
Located within the Galleria complex, an 88 acres (36 ha) office/retail/hotel area, the Centre is connected to the Galleria Specialty Mall and the 520-room Renaissance Waverly Hotel. Easily accessible by a pedestrian sky bridge are the upscale Sheraton Suites Galleria Hotel and Cumberland Mall, newly expanded to include upscale dining and shopping.
The Authority has been able to re-invest in its asset through several acquisitions and construction initiatives, including building additional exhibit space and complimentary parking facilities, bringing food and beverage operations in-house and acquiring the Galleria Specialty Shops. The biggest initiative has been the construction of the state-of-the-art Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, which opened in 2007.
Stores
- Anna's Place
- Affinity
- Bonnie's
- Classic Jewelry
- Design Faze
- Peter Glenn of Vermont
- The Warm Front
- The Gift Galleries
- Lillie Glassblowers
- China Sun Express
- Cobb County Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Espresso Bar
- The Gallery
- Jocks & Jills Sports Grill
- Subway
- Fugi Hair Designers
- Galleria Newsstand
- Hair Europa
- Paces Therapeutic Center
- Big Chow Grill
- Buckhead Pizza Company
- Chick-fil-A
External links
Atlanta-area shopping malls Planned Buckhead Atlanta (formerly Streets of Buckhead) • Ponce City Market Current Amsterdam Walk • Arbor Place Mall • Atlantic Station • Avenue Webb Gin • Avenue East Cobb • Avenue West Cobb • The Avenue Forsyth • Briarcliff Plaza • Cumberland Mall • Cobb Galleria Centre • Discover Mills • The Forum on Peachtree Parkway • Forum at Ashley Park • Gallery at South DeKalb • Greenbriar Mall • Gwinnett Place Mall • Lenox Square • Mall at Peachtree Center • Mall at Stonecrest • Mall at West End • Mall of Georgia • North DeKalb Mall • Northlake Mall • North Point Mall • Perimeter Mall • Phipps Plaza • Santa Fe Mall • Southlake Mall • Town Center at Cobb • Underground Atlanta
Defunct Avondale Mall • Cobb Center Mall • Rhodes Center • Rio Mall • Union Station (Shannon Mall)
Categories:- Shopping malls in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Shopping malls in the Atlanta metro area
- Convention centers in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Buildings and structures in Cobb County, Georgia
- Visitor attractions in Cobb County, Georgia
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