Ryman Auditorium
Concert hall and theatre in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
"The Mother Church of Country Music" "The Carnegie Hall of the South" "The Ryman" | |
 Ryman Auditorium, facing Nashville's Fifth Avenue North | |
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| Former names | Union Gospel Tabernacle (1892–1904) Grand Ole Opry House (1943–1974) |
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| Location | 116 Fifth Ave. N Nashville, Tennessee United States |
| Coordinates | 36°9′40.6″N 86°46′42.6″W / 36.161278°N 86.778500°W / 36.161278; -86.778500 |
| Owner | Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. |
| Type | Concert hall Theatre Broadcast venue |
| Seating type | Pews |
| Capacity | 2,362 (1994–present) |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1885–1892 |
| Opened | 1892 |
| Renovated | 1901, 1952, 1989, 1994, 2010 |
| Expanded | 1897, 1994, 2015 |
| Construction cost | US$100,000 (equivalent to $2,845,556 in 2019) |
| Website | |
| www | |
Ryman Auditorium (also known as Grand Ole Opry House and Union Gospel Tabernacle) is a 2,362-seat live-performance venue located at 116 5th Avenue North, in Nashville, Tennessee. It is best known as the home of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974 and is owned and operated by Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. Ryman Auditorium was included in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and was later designated a National Historic Landmark on June 25, 2001, for its pivotal role in the popularization of country music.[1][2]
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