Putrajaya_International_Convention_Centre
Putrajaya International Convention Centre
International Convention Centre in Putrajaya, Malaysia
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The Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC; Malay: Pusat Konvensyen Antarabangsa Putrajaya) is a convention centre in Putrajaya, Malaysia. It occupies an area of 135,000 square meters in Precinct 5. The building which began construction in 2001 and was completed in September 2003, is designed by fourth prime minister Mahathir Mohamad to look like the eye of pending perak (a silver Malay royal belt buckle).[1] It was renamed from the Putrajaya Convention Centre in October 2004 to its present name to reflect its international status on par with conference centres in world-class cities such London, Tokyo and Paris.
Notable events held there included 10th Islamic Summit organised by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in October 2003, Malaysian International Fireworks Competition in 2007 and 2008, Enthiran original motion picture soundtrack release in 2010 and 20th Gano Excel Internacional - Convención Global in 2015