Memorial Auditorium, Cultural venue in Old Louisville, United States
Memorial Auditorium stands at 970 South Fourth Street, featuring Greek Revival architecture with a grand entrance and classical columns on its facade.
The venue opened in 1929 as a memorial to Louisville residents who died in World War I, designed by architect Thomas Hastings with E.T. Hutchings.
Through its history, the auditorium hosted performances by Sergei Rachmaninoff, George Gershwin, and Marian Anderson, establishing itself as a musical center.
The auditorium contains 1,742 seats and serves as a location for recitals, graduations, concerts, and community gatherings throughout the year.
The building houses the largest Pilcher pipe organ in the world, containing 5,288 pipes that can reproduce sounds of multiple orchestral instruments.
Location: Louisville
GPS coordinates: 38.23920,-85.76000
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:24
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