| Royal Concert Hall | |
|---|---|
Koninklijk Concertgebouw | |
 | |
  Location in Amsterdam | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Concert hall |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | Museumplein |
| Address | Concertgebouwplein 10 1071 LN Amsterdam |
| Town or city | Amsterdam |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52°21′23″N 4°52′45″E / 52.3563°N 4.8791°E |
| Current tenants | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
| Construction started | 1883 |
| Completed | Late 1886 |
| Opened | 11 April 1888 |
| Renovated | July 1985 – April 1988 |
| Cost | 300,000 Dutch guilders[citation needed] |
| Owner | Het Concertgebouw N.V. (privately owned)[citation needed] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Adolf Leonard van Gendt |
| Designations | Protected monument |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Pi de Bruijn |
| Other information | |
| Seating type | Theatre |
| Seating capacity | 1,974 (Main Hall) 437 (Recital Hall) 150 (Choir Hall)[1] |
| Website | |
| www | |
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]
- ^ "Concerts". Concertgebouw NV. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ April 11, 1888: Concertgebouw, Home of Nearly Perfect Acoustics, Opens
- ^ R. W. Apple, Jr., Apple's America (North Point Press, 2005), ISBN 0-86547-685-3.
- ^ Tapio Lahti and Henrik Möller. "Concert Hall Acoustics and the Computer". ARK – The Finnish Architectural Review. Archived from the original on 22 March 2007.
- ^ Gerrit Petersen; Steven Ledbetter & Kimberly Alexander Shilland (26 June 1998). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Symphony Hall" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Koninklijke status voor Het Concertgebouw". Concertgebouw NV. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2013.