Orchestra Hall (Minneapolis)

Orchestra Hall
Address	1111 Nicollet Mall
Location	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°58′20″N 93°16′30″W / 44.97222°N 93.27500°W
Type	concert hall
Capacity	2,087

Orchestra Hall is a concert hall that is located on 11th Street at Peavey Plaza in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. The home of the Minnesota Orchestra, it is a major landmark of the southern portion of Nicollet Mall and hosts many events throughout the year, in addition to being the Orchestra's home.

The auditorium seats 2,089,^[1] of which about 1,200 are accommodated on the main floor. The remaining seats are placed in three balconies above and along the sides of the main floor. The auditorium is actually a second building separated for acoustical reasons by a one-inch gap from the "shell" which contains the lobby and various administrative offices. The stage contains an unusual feature: a large cube motif in the rear stage wall which continues along the ceiling towards the rear of the auditorium. The cubes were added for acoustic reasons, successfully, and turned out to be visually striking as well.^[2]

^ Royce, Graydon (September 12, 2013). "A first look at Minnesota Orchestra's $50 million remodeling project". Star Tribune. Star Tribune. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
^ Millett, Larry (2007). AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-87351-540-5.

[1] Royce, Graydon (September 12, 2013). "A first look at Minnesota Orchestra's $50 million remodeling project". Star Tribune. Star Tribune. Retrieved 2014-03-06.

[Millett-2] Millett, Larry (2007). AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-87351-540-5.

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