Athens Concert Hall

Athens Concert Hall
Μέγαρο Μουσικής Αθηνών
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General information
TypeConcert hall
Architectural styleModern
AddressVas. Sofias & Kokkali
Town or cityAthens
CountryGreece
OpenedMarch 20, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-03-20)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Emmanouil Vourekas,
Kyriakos Kyriakidis,
Kostas Sgoutas
Other information
Seating capacityChristos Lambrakis Hall: 1,960
Alexandra Trianti Hall: 1,500
Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall: 450
Nikos Skalkotas Hall: 400
Website
www.megaron.gr

The Athens Concert Hall (Greek: Μέγαρον Μουσικής Αθηνών, Mégaron Mousikis Athinon) is a concert hall located on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue in Athens, Greece.

The Hall was inaugurated in 1991 with two halls. Since then it has been augmented with two more halls and now has a total of four: two large and two smaller ones. The Hall has optimal facilities for opera performances, and some operas are presented every season.

The Megaro Moussikis station of the Athens Metro is just outside the Hall, on Line 3.

The design of the 8,000 square meters floor was performed by Christopher Alexander; the process of designing and laying the floor and its result are described in his work The Nature of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe.[1]

  1. ^ Christopher Alexander, The Nature of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe, ISBN 0-9726529-0-6, see photo and description on page 264.