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.

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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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Ontario containsLandmark Massey Hall
Dundas station near Massey Hall