Paramount Theatre, Historic theater in downtown Seattle, United States.
The Paramount Theatre is a theatre building in downtown Seattle, Washington, and fills a nine-story structure with French Renaissance facades, marble columns, and a tall foyer with crystal chandeliers. Inside, the seating rows spread across multiple levels, surrounded by gilded walls and richly decorated ceilings.
Architect B. Marcus Priteca designed the building in 1928 as a movie palace, during the era of silent films and vaudeville stages. In the following decades, the house changed operators several times and underwent a major renovation in the 1990s to serve again as a venue for large productions.
Today the house is part of the Seattle Theatre Group and brings musicals, dance, concerts, and live films to the stage each week. Many visitors arrive minutes early just to see the golden walls and the light.
The seats spread across multiple levels and together offer room for around 2800 people, with ramps and elevators for all visitors. Several public parking garages are a few steps away on Pine Street, which makes arriving easier.
An original Wurlitzer organ still stands beneath the stage and rises on a hydraulic lift during special occasions. Some concerts and screenings use the instrument to bring back the sound of the late 1920s.
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