Theatres · London
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Queen Elizabeth Hall is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Embankment · 0.4 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Queen Elizabeth Hall is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Wheelchair accessible (per OpenStreetMap). Coordinates: 51.5066°, -0.1164°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Queen Elizabeth Hall (QEH) is a music venue on the South Bank in London, England, that hosts classical, jazz, and avant-garde music, talks and dance performances. It was opened in 1967, with a concert conducted by Benjamin Britten. The QEH was built along with the smaller Purcell Room as part of Southbank Centre arts complex. It stands alongside the Royal Festival Hall, which was built for the Festival of Britain of 1951, and the Hayward Gallery which opened in 1968.
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Background
History
The QEH stands on the site of a former shot tower, built as part of a lead works in 1826 and retained for the Festival of Britain. The QEH and the Purcell Room were built together by Higgs and Hill and opened in March 1967. The venue was closed for two years of renovations in September 2015, and reopened in April 2018.
Description
The QEH has over 900 seats and the Purcell Room in the same building has 360 seats. The two auditoriums were designed by a team led by Hubert Bennett, head of the architects department of the Greater London Council, with Jack Whittle, F.G. West and Geoffrey Horsefall. They form part of the Southbank Centre arts complex along with the larger Royal Festival Hall (RFH) and an art gallery, the Hayward Gallery (opened in October 1968). The sculpture Zemran in stainless steel (by William Pye, 1972) stands on the riverside terrace of the QEH.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5066, -0.1164
- District
- Lambeth
- Parish
- Lambeth, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE1 8XT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Established
- 1967
- Nearest railway station
- Embankment — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Sources
- osm: n13100866933 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Queen Elizabeth Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Queen Elizabeth Hall.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Queen Elizabeth Hall?
- Queen Elizabeth Hall is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE1 8XT), in the parish of Lambeth, unparished area.
- When was Queen Elizabeth Hall built?
- Built or established in 1967.
- Who owns Queen Elizabeth Hall?
- Queen Elizabeth Hall is owned by | current_tenants =.
- How do I get to Queen Elizabeth Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Embankment, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE1 8XT.