Fox Theatre

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The Fox Theatre is a historic and lavishly designed performing arts venue in Atlanta, Georgia, renowned for its Moorish and Egyptian-inspired architecture and role as a major cultural landmark.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic landmark ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1974 ⓘ
architecturalStyle Egyptian Revival architecture ⓘ
Islamic architecture-inspired ⓘ
Moorish Revival architecture ⓘ
category Movie palaces in the United States ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Georgia ⓘ
Theatres in Atlanta, Georgia ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Atlanta ⓘ
cityLandmarkStatus iconic symbol of Midtown Atlanta ⓘ
contains Wurlitzer theatre organ ⓘ
surface form: Möller pipe organ
country United States of America ⓘ
designation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
developer William Fox ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.foxtheatre.org/ ⓘ
hosts Broadway touring productions ⓘ
community events ⓘ
concerts ⓘ
dance performances ⓘ
film screenings ⓘ
interiorTheme Arabian Nights fantasy ⓘ
knownFor Wurlitzer theatre organ ⓘ
surface form: Mighty Mo theatre organ

lavish atmospheric movie palace design ⓘ
locatedIn Atlanta ⓘ
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia

Midtown Atlanta ⓘ
namedAfter William Fox ⓘ
notableFeature Egyptian-themed lobby areas ⓘ
lavish interior design ⓘ
ornate auditorium ⓘ
“Arabian courtyard” atmospheric ceiling ⓘ
NRHPType National Historic Landmark ⓘ
opened 1929 ⓘ
operator Fox Theatre self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Fox Theatre, Inc.
originalUse Shriners’ Yaarab Temple mosque ⓘ
movie palace ⓘ
partOf Peachtree Street Historic Corridor ⓘ
preservationStatus restored historic theatre ⓘ
roofType onion domes and minarets-inspired elements ⓘ
savedBy “Save the Fox” preservation campaign ⓘ
seatingCapacity approximately 4,600 ⓘ
significance major cultural landmark in Atlanta ⓘ
state Georgia ⓘ
streetAddress 660 Peachtree Street NE ⓘ
threatenedWith demolition in the 1970s ⓘ

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Atlanta → isHomeTo → Fox Theatre ⓘ
Fox Theatre → operator → Fox Theatre self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Fox Theatre (Atlanta)
this entity surface form: Fox Theatre, Inc.
Midtown Atlanta → hasLandmark → Fox Theatre ⓘ
“Save the Fox” preservation campaign → focusesOn → Fox Theatre ⓘ
subject surface form: Save the Fox preservation campaign
this entity surface form: Fox Theatre (Atlanta)
“Save the Fox” preservation campaign → result → Fox Theatre ⓘ
subject surface form: Save the Fox preservation campaign
this entity surface form: Fox Theatre was saved from demolition
Fox Theatres chain → hasPart → Fox Theatre ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fox Theatre Atlanta
National Historic Landmarks in Georgia (U.S. state) → hasPart → Fox Theatre ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Georgia)
Peachtree Street → hasLandmark → Fox Theatre ⓘ
Midtown arts district → hasPart → Fox Theatre ⓘ