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Subscribe to Events and Festivals BlogThe Walt Disney Concert Hall is situated at 111 South Grand Avenue, Downtown Los Angeles, California in the Los Angeles Musical Center. The Walt Disney Concert Hall is the 4th hall at the Los Angeles Music Center. This entertainment facility has a capacity to hold 2, 265 people and is the home of the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra. The Walt Disney Concert Hall is located between Grand Avenue, Hope Street, 1st Street and 2nd Street.
The cost of construction of the Walt Disney Concert Hall is estimated to be about $274 million. The construction of the Walt Disney Concert Hall started in December of the year 1999 and was completed in 2003. Yet the initial ground work of the project was started in 1987. The launching of the project began after the widow of Walt Disney, Lillian Disney, donated $ 50 million. The architect who designed the Walt Disney Concert Hall was Frank Gehry, who completed the designs by 1991 however due to lack of funds the constructions was brought to a halt during the years 1994 to 1996. The Walt Disney Concert Hall was opened to the public on the 23rd of October 2003. The acoustics of the hall were designed by Yasuhisa Toyota.
While visiting the Walt Disney Concert Hall is would be recommended to stay at one of the Pasadena Hotels. Out of the many hotels in Pasadena a good favorite would be the Langham Hotel Pasadena.