Vigadó Concert Hall

Vigadó Concert Hall

Vigadó (usually translated as "Place for Merriment") is located on the left side of the Danube in Budapest, Hungary. Although the acoustics of Budapest's second largest concert hall are sadly lacking, the building itself, designed by Frigyes Feszl in 1859 makes a bold impression along the Pest embankment. Built to replace another concert hall on the same site (which was destroyed by fire in the 1848 War of Independence) Feszl's Vigadó was also badly damaged, this time during World War II. The post-war reconstruction, which took some thirty-six years to complete, remains faithful to his original design and continues to attract leading conductors and performers from around the world. The facade of the Vigadó was cleaned and restored in 2006.

ee also

* List of concert halls

External links

* [http://www.tabulas.hu/vigado/english/index.htm Official site]
* [http://www.hotels-in-budapest-hungary.com/city-gallery.php?Serial=18 Picture]


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