Radio City Music Hall [New York City]
type: Item
label: Radio City Music Hall
description: Theatre building in New York, USA
description: bouwwerk in New York City @nl
EUTA building identifier: 5736
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: USA
City: New York City
opening date: 1932-12-27T00:00:00Z
Wikidata source: Q753437
GPS: Point(-73.9792 40.7597)
Capacity: 5945
Address: 1260 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10020
Web: radio-city-music-hall
architectural style: Art Deco
architect: Edward Durell Stone
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Wikidata instance: Q1060829
Carthalia ID: 1551
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1932 by Edward Durrell Stone for John D. Rockefeller Jr. and the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). Interior design by Donald Deskey. Opened 27 Dec 1932. Directed by S. L. Roxy Rothafel. 1999 major restoration by Hardy-Holzman Pfeiffer Associates. Originally used for movie-and-stage shows (with over 700 movie premieres). Currently used for popular concerts, movie premieres, and various other events. Home to the precision dance team, Radio City Rockettes. Since 1933, used for annaul christmas shows in November and December, featuring the Rockettes. 5900 seats.
Manhattan Index Cards ID: 563