At 2,200,000 square feet (total space) it is currently the 12th largest convention center in the United States.

Opening in 1990,[1] the convention center expanded in 2004 to include several meeting rooms, two ballrooms and an indoor amphitheater.

The CCC also boasts an attached 1,000 space, 3-level parking structure as well as its own RTD (Regional Transportation District) Light Rail stop.

The most visible work is I See What You Mean by Lawrence Argent, located on the north east side of the convention center just to the left of the main entrance on 14th Street.

[4] Erected in June 2005, the 40-foot (12 m)-tall polymer-concrete-clad sculpture is in the form of a lapis-lazuli-colored bear pushing its nose and paws against the glass facade, attempting to peek inside.

The CCC is linked by a pedestrian bridge across Champa Street to the Denver Performing Arts Complex with its nine theatres.

The CCC hosts hundreds of events each year from local community luncheons to national conventions.

Originally known as The Lecture Hall, the venue was renamed in 2007 after banking and financial services company Wells Fargo.

The bank purchased naming rights in September 2006 for nearly US$3 million, for a five-year period; beginning January 1, 2007.

[10] Initially, the owner of the Paramount Theatre protested construction of the venue (along with the City Lights Pavilion) as he believed it would draw business away from the historic landmark.