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  Salt Lake Assembly Hall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Salt Lake Assembly Hall is one of the buildings owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the southwest corner of Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Salt Lake Assembly Hall is a Victorian Gothic congregation hall.
During the first two years of construction, the Assembly Hall was confusingly called the "new tabernacle." John Taylor, then President of the LDS Church, cleared up the confusion by naming it the "Salt Lake Assembly Hall" in 1879.
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 Assembly Hall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An assembly hall is a building used for the purposes of holding assemblies.
Elders and ministers of Presbyterian churches gather in assembly halls for their general assembly, such as in the General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland.
Assembly Hall (Champaign) – Home of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign basketball teams, opened in 1963.
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 Pipe Organs of Temple Square -- Assembly Hall
As the year 1980 approached, it was decided that a new organ should be built in the Assembly Hall in commemoration of the centennial of the building as well as the sesquicentennial of the founding of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Assembly Hall serves primarily as the home to the Temple Square Concert Series and as the backup site for the daily organ recitals which are normally held in the Tabernacle; it is also used for occasional church meetings and as an overflow space for events in the Tabernacle and the Conference Center
The Assembly Hall is also home to two harpsichords built by William Dowd: a French single, Opus 445, completed in 1981, and a French double, Opus 448, completed a few months later in the spring of 1982.
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 Welcome to the University of Illinois Campus Tours Site - Assembly Hall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Assembly Hall was born out of a need for a single arena that could seat an entire University class.
When the Assembly Hall was first built, it bordered the University’s 9-hole golf course, which later gave way to additional parking for the Hall as its popularity grew.
Today the Assembly Hall is the largest venue in Illinois outside of the Chicago United Center and has played host to such performers as The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, U2, and The Harlem Globetrotters.
uitours.ncsa.uiuc.edu /museumsentertainment/assemblyhall   (438 words)

  
 Indiana University Athletics - Facilities
Assembly Hall opened in 1972 and since then over six million fans have attended Indiana Men's Basketball games.
Assembly Hall holds 17,456 fans and is consistently sold out throughout the regular season.
Assembly Hall is north of Central Campus at the northwest corner of 17th Street and Fee Lane in the Athletics Complex (See the Interactive Campus Map).
iuhoosiers.cstv.com /facilities/ind-facilities-assembly.html   (190 words)

  
 Historic Concrete Contractor Projects - Assembly Hall - University of Illinois
The Assembly Hall at the University of Illinois (U of I) in Urbana, Illinois, the first concrete domed sport structure, was completed in 1963.
Assembly Hall is considered an engineering marvel because of Abramovitz's concrete contractors used prestressed concrete in a way it had never been used before.
Assembly Hall had not undergone any renovations since it was completed in 1963, so while the building was once state-of-the-art, by the 1990s it was determined to lack some necessary facilities.
www.concretecontractor.com /concrete-construction-projects/assembly-hall   (359 words)

  
 City of Toronto, Arts Heritage & Culture - Museums & Arts Centres - Assembly Hall
The Assembly Hall is primarily a rental facility, providing space to many of Toronto's arts, heritage and community groups.
Its mission is to serve as "a gathering place at the heart of the Lakeshore, where community and creativity are celebrated and nurtured." The Assembly Hall is available for both public and private use.
The tiered seating unit is telescopic, allowing the hall to be used either as a traditional raked performance theatre with a proscenium stage, or as flexible open space, suitable for receptions, conferences, dinner theatre or trade shows.
www.toronto.ca /culture/assembly_hall.htm   (445 words)

  
 Assembly Hall changes would add air conditioning, better seating
The study by Minneapolis-based Ellerbe Becket Architects and Engineers Inc., sponsored jointly by the Assembly Hall and the university’s Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, evaluates the feasibility of modernizing the 39-year-old Assembly Hall in line with standards set by newer multi-use and basketball facilities.
Barton noted that Max Abramovitz, the architect of the Assembly Hall, was consulted on the design recommendations in the study.
With the addition of satellite structures and other changes, the Assembly Hall would have seven times as many places to buy concessions and three times the current number of both men’s and women’s toilets, as well as more space for offices and for the flow of people through the building.
www.news.uiuc.edu /news/02/0909asshall.html   (978 words)

  
 Assembly Hall | Utah.com
One of the most memorable buildings in all of Salt Lake City, the Assembly Hall on Temple Square was built in a gothic style from 1877-1882 using mostly granite discarded from the temple building process.
The interior of the Assembly Hall has a more modern look than the exterior, and features a seating arrangement similar to that of the Tabernacle, as well as a 3,489-pipe organ at the front of the hall.
Directly east of the Assembly Hall stands the Seagull Monument, which commemorates the 1848 event in which a swarm of native seagulls consumed hordes of crickets which seriously threatened the crops of the pioneers' first spring season in Utah.
www.utah.com /mormon/assembly_hall.htm   (236 words)

  
 KARACHI: Assembly hall project nearing completion -DAWN - Local; 15 April, 2004
They added that after re-arrangement in the present assembly hall, the seating capacity was increased from 114 to 168 which has almost blocked the movement of the members even for consultation with the party leaders or the ministers sitting in some other row.
The present hall was originally conceived to accommodate 62 members when the new building was inaugurated on March 4, 1942.
In 1998 when some cracks appeared in the dome of the assembly building, the issue was revived and a crash programme was chalked out to carry out repairs of the historic building where the Pakistan resolution was adopted in 1942.
www.dawn.com /2004/04/15/local3.htm   (545 words)

  
 Cline Library - Assembly Hall Facts
The hall is available for events with an anticipated attendance of at least 100 people.
The hall is available to NAU classes with an anticipated attendance of at least 200 students.
To insure the suitability of the Assembly Hall for your event, a consultation with the Assembly Hall Manager regarding your needs and program is required in reserving the facility.
www.nau.edu /library/information/assemblyhall.html   (207 words)

  
 The General Assembly
The General Assembly Hall is the largest room in the United Nations, with seating capacity for over 1,800 people.
The only gift in the General Assembly is anonymous: two abstract murals on each side of the Hall - designed by the French artist Fernand Leger - were given by an unnamed donor through the United Nations Association of the United States.
The General Assembly Hall is the only conference room at the United Nations containing the UN emblem.
www.un.org /pubs/cyberschoolbus/untour/subgen.htm   (215 words)

  
 Assembly Hall [Building Profile - Walking Melbourne]
The Assembly Hall is of architectural significance as a late example of Gothic Revival architecture.
The Assembly Hall is of architectural significance as an example of the work of H.H. Kemp.
Kemp was noted for his arts-and-crafts-inspired Queen Anne or Federation style houses, so the Gothic style employed in the Assembly Hall is less common for him (although he was well trained in the style, as evidenced by this building and his 1887 Stage 2 of the Working Mens College).
www.walkingmelbourne.com /building_profile.php?ID=269   (799 words)

  
 The Hindu : Old Assembly Hall to be made historic monument
The Assembly Hall was opened by C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, Dewan of Travancore, on February 8, 1939, and on the very next day the Second Sree Moolam Assembly met there for its Fourth Session.
All these years, the venue of the Assembly was the same and it continued to be so till June 28, 1998 when the Tenth Kerala Assembly met there for its eighth session.
The Speaker said that the decision to preserve the Old Assembly Hall as a historical monument was taken at a meeting of the Legislature Party Leaders, and announced on the floor of the House on June 29, 1998.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2001/02/19/stories/0419404q.htm   (615 words)

  
 Student Affairs will continue to manage Assembly Hall
Herman, who had considered giving DIA full control over Assembly Hall as was recommended in a 2003 study, said that feedback from students had persuaded him that administrative control of the facility need not be changed if he could ensure that the planning and fundraising for the renovation program proceeded.
The study recommended that DIA assume administrative responsibility for Assembly Hall because DIA would be better equipped to raise the $60 million to 70 million needed.
The Illinois Student Senate and the Assembly Hall Advisory Committee voiced strong opposition to the proposal to transfer administrative control of Assembly Hall to DIA.
www.news.uiuc.edu /II/05/1215/assemblyhall.html   (464 words)

  
 Assembly Hall   George  Washington Masonic Memorial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In Assembly Hall are eight massive granite Doric columns, which support the entire tower.
In the west alcove of the hall is an animatronic of George Washington that welcomes visitors with a brief explanation of the Memorial.
Assembly Hall also features displays for Job' Daughters and Rainbow for Girls.
www.gwmemorial.org /Tour/AssemblyHall/AssemblyHall.htm   (98 words)

  
 assembly hall - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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 Self catering accommodation, Bed & Breakfast accommodation, conference, dining, functions at Edinburgh First
Designed in the mid 19 th century by William Playfair, the Assembly Hall was more recently used as the temporary home of the Scottish Parliament between 1999 and 2004.
A number of breakout rooms are available outside of the main hall and are ideal for a variety of uses including VIP rooms, dressing rooms and event organiser's offices.
Access to the Hall is through the main archway to New College on the Mound.
www.edinburghfirst.com /venues/AssemblyHall.asp   (193 words)

  
 Edinburgh Academy - Information about the Assembly Hall
The ephors (who are the Academy equivalent of prefects) have a room of their own immediately to the left of the entrance to the assembly hall.
On each side of the hall door are plaques commemorating the visits to The Academy of Her Majesty the Queen (1974) and HRH The Pricess Royal (1999), to mark respectively the 150th and 175th anniversaries of The Academy's foundation.
There are further yards between the west wing and the dining hall, and between the east wing and the gymnasium.
www.edinburghacademy.org.uk /information/campus/assembly.htm   (558 words)

  
 Historic Lecompton - birthplace of the civil war
Constitution Hall, erected by Samuel Jones in 1856, became the place were the Kansas Territorial Government convened.
They met in the same Lecompton assembly hall that their political enemies had controlled only a few weeks before.
In 1858 the assembly was moved from the pro slavery capital of Lecompton to the free-state town of Lawrence.
www.lecomptonkansas.com /index.php?doc=consthall.php   (686 words)

  
 Derby Hall Christian Assembly
The original Derby Hall was built in 1915, making it one of the oldest Pentecostal churches in the country.
There has been considerable work done in Derby Hall over the past 12 months to see the recent decline in membership reversed, and through the grace of God we are now seeing growth, both numerically and spiritually.
In order to be able to proclaim the Gospel to as many as possible we have also started to broaden our services so that we currently hold English and French speaking services, and it is quite possible that we will add to this if and when the need arises.
www.dhca.co.uk   (236 words)

  
 Assembly Hall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Assembly Hall is home to numerous concerts, musicals, and the University of Illinois'
The Assembly Hall, from a purely structural standpoint, is the University's most significant and revolutionary building.
Designed by alumnus Max Abramovitz, the reinforced concrete structure cost $8.5 million and is one of the world's two largest edge-supported domes, spanning 400 feet in diameter and rising 128 feet above the floor.
www.uiuc.edu /navigation/buildings/assyhall.top.html   (105 words)

  
 Front Door - Shoreditch Town Hall
The renovations include complete re-roofing and re-wiring of the building, a new heating system for the main public rooms and provision of disabled access to the ground floor and basement.
In addition, the imposing entrance hall and original Council Chamber and Mayor's Parlour, dating from 1865, have been fully restored to their former glory.
During the autumn, the former Town Hall Committee Rooms were redecorated and fitted out as warm and welcoming rooms for meetings and community events.
shoreditchtownhall.org.uk /index.php?...&task=view&id=20&Itemid=68   (326 words)

  
 Assembly Hall - Alleria
They’ve caught and interrogated several office workers, but they were only able to tell that all-important papers were removed from the Assembly hall on the day when the ring of the siege was closed.
Potomy stepped into the assembly hall and held his head low to hide his face under his hood.
Raphael, Aedile of the city of Vortex paused for a moment at the back of the Assembly Hall, and took a good look at the crowd who were gathering.
www.alleria.com /forums/showthread.php?t=411   (1906 words)

  
 Chongqing Tourist Attractions: People's Assembly Hall
The hall complex is a cluster of attached structures which contain of the hall and three attached buildings respectively to the east, south and north.
The hall is in the architectural style of the Ming (1368-1644) and the Qing Dynasties(1616 - 1911).
Another way to experience to the hall is to visit it in the early evening when nearby Chongqing People's Square, in front of the hall, is bustling and thriving.
www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/chongqing/people.htm   (402 words)

  
 The New Assembly Hall In Warsaw Photo Gallery by Peter Siejka at pbase.com
I love seeing pictures of assembly halls or kingdom halls in progress and our gatherings.
We don't have our own assembly hall but the important thing is that we receive the same spiritual food that you do.
The Hall itself turned out to be very beautiful and functional, but with so many wonderful people attending, you can be sure the great spirit is just right there.
www.pbase.com /elipio/assembly_hall   (470 words)

  
 Bleacher Seats
1971: When Assembly Hall replaced the Fieldhouse, these bleacher boards were removed, flipped over, and installed at court level behind one of the goals in Assembly Hall Sections 2, 5, 6, or 9.
Assembly Hall opened in October 1971 and the Hoosiers played their first-ever game there on December 1, 1971.
The benches are sequentially numbered and include a Certificate of Authenticity along with a Men's and a Women's Basketball Timeline for the period.
www.iuassemblyhall.com   (351 words)

  
 Chongqing Destination: People's Assembly Hall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Located at Xuetianwan, Renmin Lu, the People's Assembly Hall is one of the landmarks of the city.
The lobby of the hall is decorated in a delicate traditional Chinese architecture to look like the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest in Temple of Heaven.
In front of the People's Assembly Hall is the granite-paved Renmin Square with verdant lawns and music fountains.
www.warriortours.com /cityguides/chongqing/assembly.htm   (106 words)

  
 Kay Craddock: The Assembly Hall Building   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Of architectural significance as a late example of Gothic Revival architecture, the Assembly Hall was opened on May 17, 1915, on land originally occupied by the manse for the adjacent Scots Church.
It is an important example of the work of H. Kemp, an architect renowned for his Queen Anne or Federation style houses inspired by the Edwardian arts-and-crafts movement but whose design for the Assembly Hall harmonised with the adjacent Scots Church.
The Assembly Hall is included on the Victorian Heritage Register, and the Register of the National Estate.
www.kaycraddock.com /assemblyhall.htm   (200 words)

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