Spatial Features of Exhibition Grounds in the Czech Republic

The five most important exhibition grounds in the Czech Republic were analysed to discover how their spatial layouts are related to the type of the venue and its connection to the city. Apart from the function and space structure, the historical development, legal status and ownership as well as planning issues were taken into account as they can help to explain specific traits of some of the exhibition grounds and obvious differences between them. During the process emphasis was on the use of open source data so the analysis can be repeated in future with the results being either verified or refined, and so the research can possibly be extended to exhibition grounds in other European cities.