San Antonio Municipal Auditorium
San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: (210) 224-9600
Editorial Review for San Antonio Municipal Auditorium – by John Navarro
Lyrical beauty
Dedicated to the memory of World War I veterans, Municipal Auditorium has held concerts, graduations, conventions and Fiesta coronations since opening in 1926. With 5,000 seats and state-of-the-art theater facilities, the strikingly colored structure is well equipped to handle all kinds of events.
Moor, Please
The Spanish Colonial Revival building was designed by several architects, including Atlee B. Ayres, all of whom received the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal in 1929. On Jan. 6, 1979, a fire destroyed the roof and almost all the interior. A restoration was completed in 1985. An abundance of blue-on-white interior spaces and wood-coffered ceilings give the public areas a Mediterranean ambience. The yellow-tiled Byzantine domes shine like miniature suns, and the white structure as a whole glows brilliantly under the South Texas sun.
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Insider Tips
NearbyAlong the Jefferson Street axis lie two more war memorials: the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in the Southwestern Bell plaza and a cenotaph honoring soldiers of the Confederacy with the inscription "Lest We Forget" on the base.
Special FeaturesThe original interior contained 6,000 leather opera seats and a 36-by-75-foot curtain depicting the founding of San Antonio in 1718.
Schedule
| 09/05/2008 | Tony Bennett |
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| 8:00 pm | ||
| 10/04/2008 | Carlos Mencia |
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| 7:00 pm | ||
| 10/11/2008 | THE MUSIC OF PINK FLOYD |
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| 8:00 pm |
