Abravanel Hall is a concert hall in Salt Lake City, Utah that is home to the Utah Symphony and Opera, and is part of the Salt Lake County Center for the Arts. The hall is an architectural landmark in the city, and is adjacent to Temple Square and the Salt Palace on South Temple Street. A Concert hall is a cultural building, which serves as performance venue, chiefly for classical instrumental music. ... Aerial view of Temple Square of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... The Utah Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra located in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... For the legal term denoting a ruling or law of great import, see landmark case For the former Las Vegas hotel and casino, see The Landmark Hotel and Casino. ... Temple Square c. ... The Salt Palace was an indoor arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. ...

History

Abravanel Hall first opened in September, 1979, and was originally known as Symphony Hall, but was renamed in May, 1993 for Maurice Abravanel, conductor of the Utah Symphony. In 1998, the Hall underwent an expansion project which added wheelchair accessible restrooms, a new Ticket Office, and a new reception room. Maurice Abravanel, (January 6, 1903 – September 22, 1993), was a Greek-born Swiss conductor. ...

Architecture

The hall is actually a concrete building within a brick building, and was designed by Dr. Cyril M. Harris to provide an environment of acoustic excellence. Harris was the acoustical consultant for the remodeled Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The hall is rectangular in shape, similar to some of the world's finest symphony halls, such as the Grosser Musikvereinssaal in Vienna, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and Symphony Hall in Boston. The stage was designed strictly for use as a concert hall, and has no proscenium - meaning that it is an extension of the audience. To enter the hall, patrons must pass through sound lock corridors designed to isolate the concert hall from the noise and confusion of the lobby. Inside the hall, there are convex curved surfaces on the walls and ceilings. Suspended from the ceiling are six 16 x 16 foot brass chandeliers with 18,000 hand cut beads and prisms of Bohemian crystals imported from Austria and Czechoslovakia. The lobby is four stories high, with a white oak and brass ceiling, and a 5,400 square foot glass wall facing east toward the Utah Symphony's former home, the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Temple Square. Placing a concrete floor for a commercial building Installing rebar in a floor during a concrete pour In construction, concrete is a composite building material made from the combination of aggregate and cement binder. ... Building is either the act of creating an object assembled from more than one element, or the object itself; see also construction. ... A weathered brick wall. ... Architectural acoustics is the science of controlling quality of sound in buildings. ... Avery Fisher Hall, located in New York City, is a part of the Lincoln Center complex. ... The Empire State Building (right) and the Chrysler Building (left) are easily recognized symbols of New York City to the world. ... The Kennedy Center as seen from the Potomac River. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... There are several buildings named Orchestra Hall: Theodore Thomas Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois Orchestra Hall in Detroit, Michigan Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, Minnesota This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Motto: En Avant (French: forward) Nickname: City of Lakes location in Hennepin County, Minnesota Founded 1850s Incorporated 1867 County Hennepin County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor R.T. Rybak (DFL) Area  - Total  - Water 142. ... Musikverein, 2004 The Musikverein at night, January 2005 The Musikverein in Vienna, Austria was opened on January 6, 1870, and is famous for its acoustics. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Slovenian: Dunaj, Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya; Croatian and Serbian: Beč) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... The Concertgebouw is a concert hall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates 52°22′N 4°54′E Website www. ... There are a number of concert halls known as Symphony Hall. ... Boston is a town and small port c. ... A proscenium theater is a theater space whose primary feature is a large archway (the proscenium arch) at or near the front of the stage, through which the audience views the play. ... Tabernacle interior in 2004 The Salt Lake Tabernacle, known worldwide as the Mormon Tabernacle, was the central place of worship of the Mormon church in Salt Lake City, Utah. ...

See also

• List of major concert halls

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External links

• Abravanel Hall Web Page