Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

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The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts is a major performing arts complex in Philadelphia that hosts concerts, theater, and other cultural events, and serves as the home of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert hall
cultural venue
performing arts center
architect Rafael Viñoly
architecturalStyle contemporary architecture
category Buildings and structures in Philadelphia
Concert halls in Pennsylvania
Performing arts centers in Pennsylvania
Tourist attractions in Philadelphia
city Philadelphia
constructionStartDate late 1990s
contains Commonwealth Plaza
Perelman Theater
Verizon Hall
education and rehearsal spaces
coordinates 39.947°N 75.165°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Philadelphia County
formerName Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kimmel Center
function hosts concerts
hosts cultural events
hosts dance performances
hosts educational programs
hosts theater performances
fundingSource public-private partnership
homeOf Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
Philadanco
Philadelphia Orchestra
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra
inaugurationDate December 2001
locatedIn Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
locatedOn Avenue of the Arts
Broad Street (Philadelphia)
surface form: South Broad Street
namedAfter Sidney Kimmel
openingDate 2001
operator Kimmel Cultural Campus
owner Kimmel Cultural Campus
partOf Avenue of the Arts
surface form: Avenue of the Arts district
primaryTenant Philadelphia Orchestra
publicTransitAccess SEPTA Broad Street Line
Walnut–Locust station
region Northeastern United States
roofType glass barrel-vaulted roof
seatingCapacity approximately 2500 (Verizon Hall)
approximately 650 (Perelman Theater)
state Pennsylvania
website https://www.kimmelculturalcampus.org

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Center City Philadelphia contains Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts formerName Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kimmel Center
Philadelphia metropolitan area hasCulturalInstitution Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Broad Street (Philadelphia) hasLandmark Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Walnut–Locust station nearbyLandmark Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts