- Copley Symphony Hall
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Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego, California, designed by Weeks and Day, opened in 1929 as the Fox Theatre (a 68,000-square-foot (6,300 m2) Gothic-revival luxury movie theater) for $2.5 million. The hall was conferred to the San Diego Symphony in 1984.
Downtown's Symphony Towers (the second tallest building in San Diego County) was built around Copley Hall in 1989. The hall features an enormous pipe organ that is built into five walled chambers and was recently restored to its original splendor. The hall has a seating capacity of 2,248. When it opened in 1929, it had a seating capacity of 2,876. [1]
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- ^ Naylor; American Picture Palaces: The Architecture of Fantasy; Prentice Hall, NY, 1981
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Coordinates: 32°43′08″N 117°09′28″W / 32.719024°N 117.157903°W
Categories:- Concert halls in the United States
- Culture of San Diego, California
- Buildings and structures in San Diego, California
- Cinemas and movie theaters in California
- Gothic Revival architecture in California
- Visitor attractions in San Diego County, California
- Event venues established in 1929
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