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PALACE OF ARTS , BUDAPEST The Hungarian nation is repaying a 150-year-old debt with the opening of the Palace of Arts . This institution, which is unique in Central Europe , opened its doors on 14 th March 2005 . In keeping with the basic conception of bringing together different branches of the arts under one roof, the building will have permanent residents: the Ludwig Museum , the National Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus and Music Library and the National Dance Theatre. At the same time, the areas under the common roof, the theatre hall with a seating capacity of almost 500 in the eastern part, the modern National Concert Hall with a seating capacity of more than 1,800 and other impressive multifunctional spaces are open to all participants of Hungarian cultural and economic life. Besides international artists – in music, singing, dance or the fine arts, emerging talented young artists will be welcomed in the newly constructed spaces. The imposing structure of the Palace of Arts covers a ground area of 10,000 square metres on the Pest side of Lágymányos Bridge , next to the National Theatre. The total floor space of the building is 70,000 square metres , meaning that if all the areas were occupied simultaneously, it would house about 4,500 people – the population of a medium-sized village! Under the common roof, the impressive lobby is shared by three main units: the Ludwig Museum, the National Concert Hall and the Festival Theatre with high-quality acoustics, as well as service areas to support these spaces and areas offering facilities open all day: snack-bars, a restaurant, a café, an Internet café, Narval Acoustics of Budapest , Penton's recently appointed Distributor in Hungary installed the public address system for the whole building using approximately 1000 Penton speakers including RCS8/TCOAX, RCS6/TCOAX, RCS5/TCOAX ceiling speakers, JD20/T Music cabinets, PBC10/TCOAX plastic cabinets and VCT80R volume controls. |
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