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Coordinates: 40°46′22″N, 73°58′59″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ...
 Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center. Avery Fisher Hall, located in New York City, is a part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex. It is the home of the New York Philharmonic symphony orchestra. The hall contains 2,738 seats. Download high resolution version (1632x1224, 856 KB)Photographed and uploaded by user:Geographer. ...
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Flag Seal Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World[1], Gotham Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area - City 1,214. ...
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a 15 acre (61,000 m²) complex of buildings in New York City which serves as home for 12 arts companies. ...
The New York Philharmonic is the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States. ...
History
The hall was built in 1962 and originally named Philharmonic Hall. It was renamed after Avery Fisher, a member of the Philharmonic board of directors, following his US$10.5 million donation to the orchestra in 1973. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...
Avery Fisher was an audio specialist who made numerous contributions to the field of sound. ...
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1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
The hall's architecture was designed by Max Abramovitz. Max Abramovitz (May 23, 1908–September 12, 2004) was a prominent architect of the New York City firm Harrison, Abramovitz, & Abbe. ...
The hall's interior was acoustically designed by Leo Beranek of Bolt, Beranek and Newman, and originally derided for its poor acoustics. A series of interior renovations throughout the 1970s helped improve the sound, but Avery Fisher Hall remains acoustically challenged to this day. Leo Leroy Beranek (born 1914) is an acoustics expert, former MIT professor and one of the founders and former president of Bolt, Beranek and Newman (now BBN Technologies). ...
BBN Technologies (originally Bolt Beranek and Newman) is a high technology company that provides research and development services. ...
Acoustics is a branch of physics and is the study of sound, mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids. ...
The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...
Usage It is used today for many events, both musical and non-musical. For example, it is the traditional location for the graduation ceremony of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Stuyvesant High School and Polytechnic University of New York. As of 2006, it will be used by the Bronx High School of Science. Weddings are held there, as well. The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is the law school of Yeshiva University, named for Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo. ...
Stuyvesant High School is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ...
Livingston Street building (circa 1930) Polytechnic University (Brooklyn Poly, Poly, or Polytech), located in the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City, is the United States second oldest private technology university, having been founded in 1854. ...
The Bronx High School of Science, commonly called Bronx Science, is a public high school in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx, New York City. ...
See also A Concert hall is a cultural building, which serves as performance venue, chiefly for classical instrumental music. ...
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