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  War Memorial Opera House Location in Central San Francisco | |
| Address | 301 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, California United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°46′43″N 122°25′15″W / 37.7786°N 122.4208°W |
| Public transit | |
| Owner | San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center |
| Type | Opera house |
| Capacity | 3,126 seated 200 standing |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1932 |
| Rebuilt | 1993 |
| Architect | Arthur Brown Jr., G. Albert Lansburgh |
| Tenants | |
| San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Ballet | |
| Website | |
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The War Memorial Opera House is an opera house in San Francisco, California, located on the western side of Van Ness Avenue across from the west side/rear facade of the San Francisco City Hall.
It is part of the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center. It has been the home of the San Francisco Opera since opening night in 1932.
It was the site of the San Francisco Conference, the first assembly of the newly organized United Nations in April 1945.