.jpg) Carnegie Hall in June 2019 | |
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| Address | 881 Seventh Avenue (at 57th Street) Manhattan, New York United States |
|---|---|
| Public transit | Subway: 57th Street–Seventh Avenue     |
| Owner | Government of New York City |
| Operator | Carnegie Hall Corporation |
| Type | Concert hall |
| Capacity | Stern Auditorium: 2,804 Zankel Hall: 599 Weill Recital Hall: 268 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | April 1891 |
| Architect | William Tuthill |
| Builder | Andrew Carnegie |
| Website | |
| carnegiehall.org | |
Carnegie Hall | |
New York City Landmark No. 0278 | |
| Coordinates | 40°45′54″N 73°58′48″W / 40.76500°N 73.98000°W |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000535 |
| NYSRHP No. | 06101.000409 |
| NYCL No. | 0278 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL | December 29, 1962[2] |
| Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 1980 |
| Designated NYCL | June 20, 1967 |
Carnegie Hall (/ˈkɑːrnɪɡi/ KAR-nig-ee)[3][note 1] is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east side of Seventh Avenue between 56th and 57th Streets. Designed by architect William Burnet Tuthill and built by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, it is one of the most prestigious venues in the world for both classical music and popular music. Carnegie Hall has its own artistic programming, development, and marketing departments and presents about 250 performances each season. It is also rented out to performing groups.
Carnegie Hall has 3,671 seats, divided among three auditoriums. The largest one is the Stern Auditorium, a five-story auditorium with 2,804 seats. Also part of the complex are the 599-seat Zankel Hall on Seventh Avenue, as well as the 268-seat Joan and Sanford I. Weill Recital Hall on 57th Street. Besides the auditoriums, Carnegie Hall contains offices on its top stories.
Carnegie Hall, originally the Music Hall, was constructed between 1889 and 1891 as a venue shared by the Oratorio Society of New York and the New York Symphony Society. The hall was owned by the Carnegie family until 1925, after which Robert E. Simon and then his son, Robert E. Simon Jr., became owner. Carnegie Hall was proposed for demolition in the 1950s in advance of the New York Philharmonic relocating to Lincoln Center in 1962. Though Carnegie Hall is designated a National Historic Landmark and protected by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, it has not had a resident company since the New York Philharmonic moved out. Carnegie Hall was renovated multiple times throughout its history, including in the 1940s and 1980s.
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#66000535)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Carnegie Hall". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 9, 2007. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007.
- ^ "American English: Carnegie Hall". Macmillan Dictionary. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2020.; "Carnegie Hall in British English". Collins English Dictionary. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ "History of the Hall: History FAQ". Carnegie Hall. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011.
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