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About: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

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The Queen's Hall is a performance venue in the Southside, Edinburgh, Scotland. The building opened in 1824 as Hope Park Chapel and reopened as the Queen's Hall in 1979. Hope Park Chapel opened as a chapel of ease within the West Kirk parish in 1824. The chapel became a parish church with the name Newington Parish Church in 1834. The congregation supported the creation of a mission church in St Leonard's in 1878. The two congregations united to form Newington and St Leonard's Parish Church in 1932. The church was dissolved in 1976 and the building was purchased by the Scottish Philharmonic Society. It was reopened as a performance venue in 1979 by Elizabeth II, after whom the building was renamed. The hall has hosted artists including Nina Simone, Nick Cave, and Adele. In 2018, the hall est

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  • Le Queen's Hall est une salle de musique d'une capacité de 900 personnes, située sur Clerk Street à Édimbourg, en Écosse. Construite à l'origine en 1823 sous le nom de Hope Park Chapel, elle a été convertie dans son rôle actuel en 1979 et a été officiellement inaugurée par la reine Elisabeth II le 6 juillet 1979. Il accueille désormais tous les types de musique live et présente environ 200 représentations chaque année. C'est le lieu de représentation d'Édimbourg toute l'année du Scottish Chamber Orchestra et joue également un rôle important pour le Festival international d'Édimbourg, le Festival Fringe d'Édimbourg et le Festival de jazz et de blues d'Édimbourg. (fr)
  • The Queen's Hall is a performance venue in the Southside, Edinburgh, Scotland. The building opened in 1824 as Hope Park Chapel and reopened as the Queen's Hall in 1979. Hope Park Chapel opened as a chapel of ease within the West Kirk parish in 1824. The chapel became a parish church with the name Newington Parish Church in 1834. The congregation supported the creation of a mission church in St Leonard's in 1878. The two congregations united to form Newington and St Leonard's Parish Church in 1932. The church was dissolved in 1976 and the building was purchased by the Scottish Philharmonic Society. It was reopened as a performance venue in 1979 by Elizabeth II, after whom the building was renamed. The hall has hosted artists including Nina Simone, Nick Cave, and Adele. In 2018, the hall estimated it welcomed 90,000 visitors across 200 concerts annually. It is the only major venue to host events for all of the Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe, and the . The building was designed in the neoclassical style by Robert Brown and was adapted for use as a performance venue by Larry Rolland of Robert Hurd & Partners. It now has a capacity of up to 900. Notable features include two large, 18th-century boards displaying the Lord's Prayer, Creed, and Ten Commandments. It has been a Category A listed building since 14 December 1970. (en)
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  • Le Queen's Hall est une salle de musique d'une capacité de 900 personnes, située sur Clerk Street à Édimbourg, en Écosse. Construite à l'origine en 1823 sous le nom de Hope Park Chapel, elle a été convertie dans son rôle actuel en 1979 et a été officiellement inaugurée par la reine Elisabeth II le 6 juillet 1979. (fr)
  • The Queen's Hall is a performance venue in the Southside, Edinburgh, Scotland. The building opened in 1824 as Hope Park Chapel and reopened as the Queen's Hall in 1979. Hope Park Chapel opened as a chapel of ease within the West Kirk parish in 1824. The chapel became a parish church with the name Newington Parish Church in 1834. The congregation supported the creation of a mission church in St Leonard's in 1878. The two congregations united to form Newington and St Leonard's Parish Church in 1932. The church was dissolved in 1976 and the building was purchased by the Scottish Philharmonic Society. It was reopened as a performance venue in 1979 by Elizabeth II, after whom the building was renamed. The hall has hosted artists including Nina Simone, Nick Cave, and Adele. In 2018, the hall est (en)
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