Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall

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Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall
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View from the southwest (June 2012)
Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall
Address4 Stjepan Radić Square
Location Zagreb, Croatia
Coordinates 45°48′4″N15°58′49″E / 45.80111°N 15.98028°E / 45.80111; 15.98028
Built1961–1973
Architect Marijan Haberle
Opened29 December 1973
Renovated1990, 1999, 2009
Theatre seating
305–1,841
Enclosed space
 • Exhibit hall floor4,900 m2 (53,000 sq ft) [1]
Website
www.lisinski.hr

Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall (Croatian : Koncertna dvorana Vatroslava Lisinskog) is a large concert hall and convention center in Zagreb, Croatia. It is named after Vatroslav Lisinski, a 19th-century Croatian composer. [2] The building has a big hall with 1,841 seats and a small hall with 305 seats. [2] A large lobby doubles as an exhibition area. [2]

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History

The Big Hall during a charity concert in 2008 Dvorana Vatroslav Lisinski cijela 7 rujna 2008.jpg
The Big Hall during a charity concert in 2008

The decision to build a new multifunctional hall in Zagreb was made in 1957. [3] A team of architects led by Marijan Haberle won the design contest. [3] The construction began in 1961, [3] but flooding and financial difficulties pushed the completion date into the next decade. [4] The hall was finally opened on 29 December 1973. [4]

The concert hall has organized a number of concerts by musicians of all genres; it serves as the stage for classical music, opera, ballet and theater performances, as well as many international congresses and conventions. [2] The hall saw 10 million visitors in the first thirty years of operation. [5] In 2007, a total of 450 different shows were put together, recording over 760,000 visitors. [2]

Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall was the venue of the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest, [6] after its first major renovation in 1989. [7] In 1992, the hall's copper roof cover was completely replaced. [7] Further reconstruction and redecoration work was done in 1999 and 2009. [1] [8]

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References

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