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Opened
  
1974

Architects
  
Heikki Siren, Kaija Siren

Phone
  
+43 732 76120

Brucknerhaus

Address
  
Untere Donaulände 7, 4010 Linz, Austria

Owner
  
Linzer Veranstaltungsgesellschaft

Similar
  
Lentos Art Museum, Ars Electronica Center, New Cathedral - Linz, Konzerthaus - Vienna, TipsArena Linz

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The Brucknerhaus ( [ˈbʀʊknɐˌhaʊ̯s]) is a festival and congress centre in Linz, Austria named after the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. The building was designed by Finnish artchitects Heikki and Kaija Siren. Its construction took place from 1969 to 1973. It opened on 23 March 1974.

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It holds about 200 performances per year, with about 180,000 of total audience. It is home to the Ars Electronica festival and Brucknerfest. In conjunction with the Austrian broadcasting company Österreichischer Rundfunk, it also organizes the Linzer Klangwolke, an annual musical event.

Brucknerhaus has three main halls:

  • Large or Brucknersaal (named after Anton Bruckner): 1,420 seats, standing room for 150
  • Middle or Stiftersaal (named after Adalbert Stifter): 352 seats, standing room for 40
  • Small or Keplersaal (named after Johannes Kepler): 100–150 seats
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    Brucknerhaus Wikipedia