Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

Royal Concert Hall
Koninklijk Concertgebouw
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam is located in Amsterdam
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Location in Amsterdam
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeConcert hall
Architectural styleNeoclassical
LocationMuseumplein
AddressConcertgebouwplein 10
1071 LN Amsterdam
Town or cityAmsterdam
CountryNetherlands
Coordinates52°21′23″N 4°52′45″E / 52.3563°N 4.8791°E / 52.3563; 4.8791
Current tenantsRoyal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Construction started1883
CompletedLate 1886
Opened11 April 1888
RenovatedJuly 1985 – April 1988
Cost300,000 Dutch guilders[citation needed]
OwnerHet Concertgebouw N.V. (privately owned)[citation needed]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Adolf Leonard van Gendt [nl]
DesignationsProtected monument
Renovating team
Architect(s)Pi de Bruijn
Other information
Seating typeTheatre
Seating capacity1,974 (Main Hall)
437 (Recital Hall)
150 (Choir Hall)[1]
Website
www.concertgebouw.nl

The Royal Concertgebouw (Dutch: het Koninklijk Concertgebouw, pronounced [ət ˈkoːnɪŋklə kɔnˈsɛrtxəˌbʌu]) is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch term "concertgebouw" translates into English as "concert building". Its superb acoustics place it among the finest concert halls in the world, along with Boston's Symphony Hall[2][3] and the Musikverein in Vienna.[4][5]

In celebration of the building's 125th anniversary, Queen Beatrix bestowed the royal title "Koninklijk" upon the building on 11 April 2013, as she had on the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra upon its 100th in 1988.[6]

  1. ^ "Concerts". Concertgebouw NV. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ April 11, 1888: Concertgebouw, Home of Nearly Perfect Acoustics, Opens
  3. ^ R. W. Apple, Jr., Apple's America (North Point Press, 2005), ISBN 0-86547-685-3.
  4. ^ Tapio Lahti and Henrik Möller. "Concert Hall Acoustics and the Computer". ARK – The Finnish Architectural Review. Archived from the original on 22 March 2007.
  5. ^ Gerrit Petersen; Steven Ledbetter & Kimberly Alexander Shilland (26 June 1998). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Symphony Hall" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Koninklijke status voor Het Concertgebouw". Concertgebouw NV. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2013.