Birmingham Town Hall
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Birmingham Town Hall is a historic 19th-century concert hall in Birmingham, England, renowned for hosting major musical premieres and civic events.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Birmingham Town Hall canonical | 6 |
| Town Hall, Birmingham | 2 |
| Birmingham Town Hall façade | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert hall
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Neoclassical architecture
ⓘ
Roman Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Birmingham Triennial Music Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1832 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Edward Welch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joseph Hansom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Corinthian columns
ⓘ
podium on all sides ⓘ portico with columns ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
civic events venue
ⓘ
concert venue ⓘ public assembly hall ⓘ |
| hasOrgan | pipe organ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedPremiereOf |
Edward Elgar's "The Dream of Gerontius"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Felix Mendelssohn's "Elijah" NERFINISHED ⓘ many works at the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1834 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Temple of Castor and Pollux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Victoria Square, Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
Angelsey marble
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Penmon limestone ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Birmingham Council House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victoria Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
civic events
ⓘ
major musical premieres ⓘ |
| numberOfOrganPipes | over 6,000 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1834 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Birmingham City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organBuiltBy | William Hill & Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Birmingham City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reopenedAfterRenovation | 2007 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | around 1,000 ⓘ |
| underwentRenovation | 1996–2007 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial occasions
ⓘ
choral performances ⓘ orchestral concerts ⓘ political events ⓘ popular music concerts ⓘ public meetings ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mendelssohn's Elijah
this entity surface form:
Town Hall, Birmingham
subject surface form:
Victoria Square (Birmingham)
subject surface form:
Victoria Square (Birmingham)
this entity surface form:
Birmingham Town Hall façade
this entity surface form:
Town Hall, Birmingham