Alliant Energy Center
Overview
Dane County, Wisconsin
As of the census of 2000, there were 426,526 people, 173,484 households, and 100,794 families residing in the county. The population density was 355 people per square mile . There were 180,398 housing units at an average density of 150 per square mile...
is a multi-building complex in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, United States
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. It comprises 164 acre (0.66368504 km²) of greenspace and includes the 255000 square feet (23,690.3 m²) Exhibition Hall, the 10,000 seat Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the 29 acre (0.11735894 km²) Willow Island, the 22000 square feet (2,043.9 m²) Arena, and nine modern agricultural exhibit buildings. The Center welcomes more than one million people attending more than 500 events annually, ranging from local meetings and banquets to large sporting events and major concerts.
The Alliant Energy Center campus is located on the southern edge of Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, on John Nolen Drive.
In 1895 the Agricultural Society and Dane County purchased 250 acres (1 km²) of land at the current site to provide an area that could be used for the Dane County Fair.
