John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (or
Kennedy Center) opened in
1971 as a living memorial to
John F. Kennedy. The idea for the center however dates to
1958 when a National Cultural Center was proposed for
Washington DC. The center, designed by architect
Edward Durrell Stone is located on the Potomac River. The Center has three main theaters: A Concert Hall on the south side, an Opera House in the middle, and the Eisenhower Theater on the north side, named for
Dwight Eisenhower.
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