Tennessee Theatre
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The Tennessee Theatre is a historic, opulent movie palace and performing arts venue in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, renowned for its ornate architecture and cultural significance.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Official State Theatre of Tennessee | 1 |
| Tennessee Theatre Foundation | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic theater
ⓘ
movie palace ⓘ performing arts venue ⓘ |
| address | 604 South Gay Street, Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| architect | Graven & Mayger ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque Revival
ⓘ
Spanish-Moorish ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Paramount Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Paramount Pictures exhibition chain
|
| cityDesignation |
Tennessee Theatre
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Official State Theatre of Tennessee
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance | major cultural landmark in Knoxville ⓘ |
| currentUse |
concert hall
ⓘ
film screening venue ⓘ performing arts venue ⓘ |
| designationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| features |
Wurlitzer theatre organ
ⓘ
balcony seating ⓘ crystal chandeliers ⓘ elaborate proscenium arch ⓘ grand lobby ⓘ marble staircases ⓘ ornate plasterwork ⓘ |
| hasMarquee | historic vertical neon sign on Gay Street ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.tennesseetheatre.com/ ⓘ |
| hosts |
Broadway touring productions
ⓘ
classic film screenings ⓘ community events ⓘ film festivals ⓘ popular music concerts ⓘ symphony orchestra concerts ⓘ |
| isListedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Knoxville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ downtown Knoxville ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property in the Gay Street Commercial Historic District ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1928-10-01 ⓘ |
| operator |
Tennessee Theatre
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tennessee Theatre Foundation
|
| originalUse | movie palace ⓘ |
| owner |
Knox County, Tennessee
ⓘ
surface form:
Knox County and the City of Knoxville
|
| partOf | Gay Street Commercial Historic District ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Tennessee (eastern portion)
ⓘ
surface form:
East Tennessee
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| reopeningDate | 2005-01-14 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 1600 ⓘ |
| underwentRenovation | 2003–2005 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Official State Theatre of Tennessee
this entity surface form:
Tennessee Theatre Foundation