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Symphony Hall is a 2,611-seat performing arts venue at 34 Court Street in Springfield, Massachusetts, known for its excellent acoustics and Greek Revival architecture. Constructed between 1911 and 1913 as the Municipal Auditorium, the venue is part of the architecturally significant Springfield Municipal Group, which also includes the Italianate Campanile (300 feet tall) and Greek Revival City Hall. President William Howard Taft dedicated the Municipal Complex in December 1913, praising the three buildings as one of the most distinctive civic centres in the nation, and indeed, the world. The auditorium was renamed Symphony Hall during the 1940s after it became the main performance venue for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. It initially seated over 3,600 people but has been renovated several times to meet modern seating standards, reducing capacity to its current 2,611 across the orchestra, grand tier (1,779 combined), and balcony (832). The venue was extensively refurbished and reopened in 1980, with further renovations in 2004 (new upholstered seats, carpet, and restrooms) and 2020-2021 (new sound and lighting systems, dressing room upgrades). Symphony Hall hosts Broadway-style theatre, children's programming, internationally recognised speakers, concerts, and the yearly induction ceremony for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The venue is managed by MGM Springfield.