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.

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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

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Mendelssohn Elijah premierePlace Birmingham Town Hall
subject surface form: Mendelssohn's Elijah
Birmingham Central Library adjacentTo Birmingham Town Hall
Mason Science College locatedNear Birmingham Town Hall
Birmingham city centre hasPart Birmingham Town Hall
this entity surface form: Town Hall, Birmingham
Victoria Square hasLandmark Birmingham Town Hall
subject surface form: Victoria Square (Birmingham)
Victoria Square hasNotableBuilding Birmingham Town Hall
subject surface form: Victoria Square (Birmingham)
Chamberlain Square near Birmingham Town Hall
Chamberlain Square hasView Birmingham Town Hall
this entity surface form: Birmingham Town Hall façade
Council House, Birmingham hasNeighbour Birmingham Town Hall
this entity surface form: Town Hall, Birmingham