8/16/2023 0 Comments Shrine expo hall concert balcony![]() ![]() To the world at the Broadway Theater in New York. The actual stage and theater of the Shrine was used inįilming to depict Kong in the story after his capture and presentation Stop-action animator William Harold (Willis) O’Brien is still lauded asĬreating one of the most spectacular stop-action creatures in film In 1933 the world saw the Shrine's stage in the RKO Pictures' production of King Kong as appeared on the stage of the Shrine 1 The auditorium's unusualĪrchitecture (inside and out) has made it a favorite movie location. ![]() It weighs four tons, measures twenty feet across, and consists of 500 Theatre’s crystal chandelier was also heralded as the world’s largest. When it opened, as the world's largest theater, the The Shrine Auditorium stage view from the balcony. The Shrine Auditorium view from the stage - c.1920s The Shrine Auditorium stage and chandelier from the balcony Proscenium style stage in North America with a free standing balcony. 3 The Shrine Auditorium comprises the single largest Opera house, with red velvet seats and tiered balconies overlooking itsĬavernous interior. Mosque from ages past, or some west coast Taj Mahal, replete with white Photo by Dick Whittington Studio courtesyįrom the outside, the Shrine Auditorium resembles an exotic Arabian Opened on Januas the world’s largest theatre with anĪdjacent ballroom that could hold about 6,000. Interior was created by popular theatre designer G. The new, $2.5 million, 6,500-seat Shrine Auditorium wasĭesigned by architect John C. 2Ĭonstruction of the new Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles Of its size, versatility and unique interior and exterior design. Once rebuilt, on the same site of the originalĪuditorium, the facility was unique among the theater structures because It took six years of planning and funding before the newĪuditorium was completed. On January 11, 1920, the Auditorium burned to the Photo courtesy USC Libraries Digital ArchiveĪerial view looking east at the first Shrine Auditorium burning - Jan. The first Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA. The Al Malaikah Shrine was established in 1888 and is one ofġ91 Shrine Centers with nearly 500,000 Shriners nationwide. Social fraternity committed to fraternal fellowship and the organizationĬhildren. Oldest and largest fraternal organization in the world. That was founded in 1872 as an adjunct of the Masonic fraternity, the Malaikah Shriners Ancients Arabic Order Nobles of Mystic Shrine. The full name for the Shrine Auditorium is Al The first Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA - c.1906 ![]()
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