Temple of Music

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The Temple of Music was a grand concert hall at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, best known as the site of U.S. President William McKinley’s assassination.

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Temple of Music canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert hall
exposition building
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Neoclassical architecture
associatedWith Presidency of William McKinley
United States Secret Service
anarchist movement in the United States
commemoratedBy historical markers in Buffalo, New York
constructedFor Pan-American Exposition
context World's fair architecture in the United States
coordinateEvent Pan-American Exposition presidential day reception
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfEvent September 6, 1901
demolished 1902
demolitionReason closure of Pan-American Exposition
era Gilded Age
event Pan-American Exposition
surface form: 1901 Pan-American Exposition
function auditorium
concert hall
hasCapacity several thousand spectators
hasFeature grand organ
large central dome
ornate façade
hasType World's fair building
heritageStatus no longer extant
historicalPeriod early 20th century
inception 1901
knownFor assassination of William McKinley
lighting electric illumination
locatedIn Buffalo
surface form: Buffalo, New York

Pan-American Exposition
United States of America
surface form: United States
material temporary construction materials
notableEvent shooting of William McKinley
ownershipDuringExposition Pan-American Exposition
surface form: Pan-American Exposition Company
partOf grounds of the Pan-American Exposition
perpetrator Leon Czolgosz
relatedEvent death of William McKinley on September 14, 1901
securityContext public reception line for the president
significance site of a major presidential assassination in U.S. history
temporaryStructure true
usedFor musical performances
presidential reception
public ceremonies
victim William McKinley

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Pan-American Exposition placeOfEvent Temple of Music