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The exact change
Fiera Milano Rho is the largest exhibition complex in Europe by total floor area, surpassing Hannover Messe in covered hall surface. Its eight halls connected by a covered axis and dedicated rail station (Rho Fiera) move 200,000 visitors per day at peak fairs without major congestion.
Fiera Milano Rho is one of the largest exhibition complexes in Europe by total floor area, though Hannover Messe's grounds remain larger in covered hall surface. Its eight halls connected by a covered axis and dedicated rail station (Rho Fiera) move large visitor volumes per day at peak fairs without major congestion.
Suggested change
Fiera Milano Rho is one of the largest exhibition complexes in Europe by total floor area, though Hannover Messe's grounds remain larger in covered hall surface. Its eight halls connected by a covered axis and dedicated rail station (Rho Fiera) move large visitor volumes per day at peak fairs without major congestion.
Why this is better
2 issues fixed: Fiera Milano Rho is not larger than Hannover Messe. Hannover Messe (Deutsche Messe) has approximately 392,000 sqm of covered hall space and is widely cited as the world's largest exhibition ground, exceeding Fiera Milano Rho's 345,000 sqm. | Aggregate Italian fair-industry statistics are substantially off. Current AEFI-reported figures put the Italian exhibition sector at roughly 915 events attracting about 18.5 million total visitors and generating an estimated EUR 22.5 billion in economic impact, not 350 fairs, six million visitors, and EUR 60 billion.
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