Benaroya Hall

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The Scene – A project 12 years in the making, its dramatic glass, steel, and limestone design helps complete Seattle's midtown revival. Modeled after Vienna's Grosser Musikvereinssaal and Amsterdam's Concertgebouw with a classic horseshoe plan, Benaroya Hall aspires to an acoustical purism uncluttered by the baffles and architectural cheats of many other modern symphony halls. – – The Experience – Along with its 2,500-seat main auditorium, it also features a 541-seat recital hall for more intimate performances. The four-story lobby, enclosed by a curved-glass facade,…