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Concertgebouw Review
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Concertgebouw
Concert Building
Arts / Performance Venues,
Museum District
Fodor's Review:
This globally acclaimed concert hall has been home to the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra since 1892 and welcomed an endless stream of top international artists. With a Viennese classicist facade and golden lyre at its peak, this sumptuous example of Neo-Renaissance style, designed by Al van Gendt, is music mecca to more than 800,000 visitors per year. The Grote (Large) Hall, while acoustically perfect for classical music, warps amplified sound horribly. There are no tours of the building, but on Wednesdays, from September to June, you can attend a free lunchtime concert and take in your surroundings at the same time.
INFO
- Address: Concertgebouwplein 2-6, Museum District, Amsterdam
- Phone: 020/671-8345 box office
- Web site
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