Massey Hall
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Massey Hall is a historic concert and event venue in downtown Toronto renowned for its intimate acoustics and role in Canada's cultural and musical heritage.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert hall
ⓘ
heritage building ⓘ music venue ⓘ |
| address | 178 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ⓘ |
| architect |
George Taylor
ⓘ
Sidney Badgley ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkStatus | major cultural landmark in Toronto ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic venue in Canadian music history
ⓘ
important site for Canadian performers and audiences ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
National Historic Site of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Sites in Ontario
buildings and structures in Toronto ⓘ music venues in Toronto ⓘ tourist attractions in Toronto ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
concert venue
ⓘ
event venue ⓘ lecture hall ⓘ recording venue ⓘ |
| hasNickName | The Grand Old Lady of Shuter Street ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://masseyhall.mhrth.com/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1981 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic concert performances
ⓘ
intimate acoustics ⓘ role in Canadian cultural heritage ⓘ role in Canadian musical heritage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ontario
ⓘ
Toronto ⓘ Downtown Toronto ⓘ
surface form:
downtown Toronto
|
| namedAfter | Hart Massey ⓘ |
| nearbyStreet |
Shuter Street
ⓘ
Yonge Street ⓘ |
| notableRecordingVenueFor |
folk
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| opened | 1894 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1894-06-14 ⓘ |
| operator | Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall Corporation ⓘ |
| owner |
Roy Thomson Hall
ⓘ
surface form:
Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall Corporation
|
| partOf | Toronto’s performing arts scene ⓘ |
| reopenedAfterRenovation | 2021 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 2700 ⓘ |
| style |
Romanesque Revival elements
ⓘ
eclectic ⓘ neoclassical elements ⓘ |
| underwentRenovation | 2018–2021 ⓘ |
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