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. The Opera House VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
The Opera House seats
over 2,300 people. The Practical Information
vast chandelier is made New Hampshire Ave & Rock Creek
of Lobmeyr crystal and Parkway, NW. Map 2 D4.
was a gift from Austria. Tel (202) 467-4600.
∑ kennedy-center.org
Open 10am–9pm daily; 10am–
9pm Mon–Sat, noon–9pm Sun
and hols (box office).
8 10am–5pm Mon–Fri,
10am–1pm Sat & Sun (call (202)
416-8340). 7 = 0 d
Transport
q Foggy Bottom. @ 80.
. Bust of JFK
Created by sculptor
Robert Berks, this
bronze bust stands in
the Grand Foyer.
The JFK Terrace
This stretches the length of The
Kennedy Center and over looks
. The Grand Foyer the Potomac and has glorious
This enormous views up and down the river.
room stretches 630 ft Quotes by John F. Kennedy are
(192 m) and provides engraved into the marble walls.
an impressive entrance
into the Opera House,
the Concert Hall, and
the Eisenhower Theater.
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