Previous Names:
Assembly Hall (University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign)
(Changed after 2013)
Seating Capacity:
17200
Venue Type :
Indoor Arena
Total Gigs:
4
DMB (4)
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Description
Assembly Hall opened on March 2, 1963 and continues to attract attention for its design and construction. Four hundred feet across, it at one time was one of only two edge supported domes in the world. The roof is supported by 614 miles of one-quarter inch steel wire wrapped at the base of the dome under intensive pressure. The architect is Max Abramovitz, a distinguished University of Illinois alumnus. His firm also designed the United Nations Buildings, much of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the University of Illinois' own Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
Aerial Shot
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