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Kennedy Center

Kennedy Center

Edward Durell Stone & Steven Holl

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Location
Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C., United States
Client / Owner
U.S. government
Year
Completed 1971
Access
Tickets required
Typology
Cultural
Style
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The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. was designed by Edward Durell Stone, with Steven Holl designing the REACH expansion that opened in 2019. The U.S. government owns it, and a board of trustees operates it. Groundbreaking was on December 2, 1964, and it opened on September 8, 1971, with the infobox and text agreeing.

The article names no style. It uses Italian Carrara marble, Orrefors crystal chandeliers, red carpeting and red velvet walls in the Opera House. The building is 100 feet (30 m) high, 630 feet (190 m) long and 300 feet (91 m) wide.

The article records a 2025 takeover and renaming, and a court order to remove the new name, which happened on June 13, 2026. The Washington National Opera left in January 2026. It is a performing arts venue and the home of the National Symphony Orchestra. Millennium Stage performances are free.

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