Perth Concert Hall Perth Concert Hall is a strikingly modern building hidden between Mill Street and the North Port in the north of Perth town centre. (See Map) The Concert Hall opened in 2005 and is by far the largest entertainment venue in Perthshire. As well as concerts, theatrical and other cultural events the hall caters for national and international conferences, meetings and other civic events. Built as a millennium project on the site of the once bustling Horsecross market, the design of the £17-million building arose from an international architectural competition, which was won by BDP-Glasgow in 1998. Construction began in 2003 and was completed in Summer 2005. HM Queen Elizabeth II attended the first performance in June of that year, three months before the hall opened to the public, and unveiled a plaque to commemorate her visit. The 1200-seater Gannochy Auditorium lies at the heart of the building, which includes leading-edge audiovisual technology and through flexible seating can be extended to a capacity of 1600. The glass-fronted foyer of the building provides exhibition and circulation space, together with a restaurant and café bar. A particular feature of this area is the bank of twenty-two video screens that provide differing moods of interactive lighting and also serve as multimedia displays.
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