DAR Constitution Hall

DAR Constitution Hall is a concert hall in Washington, DC It was built in 1929 ( DAR) by the Daughters of the American Revolution, when the Memorial Continental Hall was no longer sufficient to discourage their annual convention. Later, the two buildings were joined by a third building, which houses the DAR Museum, administrative offices and a genealogical library. The DAR Constitution Hall is still owned by the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution and is also operated by this. The concert hall was added to the list of National Historic Landmark on 16 September 1985.

Description

The building was designed by architect John Russell Pope. It is located in the 1776 D St. NW, just east of the Ministry of Interior, between the headquarters of the American Red Cross and the Organization of American States, opposite the Ellipse outside the White House. The hall holds 3,702 seats, including 2,208 in the stands and 1,234 on orchestra level. In addition, 52 separate lodges ( with 5 seats ), the orchestra of the ranks, below that is the president's box.

The hall is built in neoclassical style, with a limestone facade from Alabama. It houses the largest auditorium in Washington. The auditorium is unusual with its U-shaped balcony. This construction was needed to allow the enormous amount of seating, while maintaining good visibility. The auditorium is equipped with a Skinner pipe organ.

Events

The concert hall is now also used for concerts, graduation ceremonies, conferences, television events and other events. Here was the premiere of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington instead. It was the place where in 1983 Eddie Murphy Delirious was filmed here in 2002 Martin Lawrence Live was: Runteldat filmed. Chris Rock HBO special recorded here in 2004 on his album Never Scared. Whitney Houston gave her 1997 Classic Whitney concert here. Also Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune were filmed in the hall. 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008 found the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group (World Bank Group) there instead. Robin Williams took his 2009 Weapons of Self Destruction on in the hall.

Before the opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1971, the hall for several decades was the home of the National Symphony Orchestra and the main venue of the city for classical musicians. Some of the first mainstream country music concerts were organized by Connie B. Gay place there. Sold-out film events of the National Geographic Society were presented decades there three times a week until 1990, then a mile up the event took place in National Geographic theater instead of north. The free Sunday concerts by the United States Air Force Band, with famous guest artists are very popular, as is the Christmas show of the band.

In 1939, the African-American singer Marian Anderson was the man who administered the concert hall, denied the possibility here to sing. The First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was then protest their membership in DAR on. The organization was later to their racist policies of exclusion and Anderson was in 1943 in the Constitution Hall, a benefit concert for the American Red Cross; In 1964 she chose him as their first place farewell tour.

Every U.S. president since Calvin Coolidge attended at least one event at Constitution Hall.

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