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The site currently occupied by the building was occupied by a series of closes and tenements. The foundation stone for the building was laid by
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The venue has a capacity of 2,300 fully seated, but can be subdivided or converted to standing where required. The hall is used for
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in 1983. It was decorated with placards of communist leaders, to take the part of a theatre in Moscow.
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The exterior of Caird Hall was used as a location during the filming of the
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The Hall celebrated the 100th anniversary of its opening in October 2023.
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Andrew Young (1 February 1983). "An Englishman Abroad in Glasgow".
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on 26 October 1923. The hall's pipe organ was built in 1923 by
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opened its 2019/20 season at the Caird Hall in October 2019.
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on 10 July 1914. It was designed by the town architect
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Concert hall
Coordinates
56°27′36″N 2°58′07″W / 56.4599°N 2.9687°W / 56.4599; -2.9687
James Thomson

auditorium
Dundee
Scotland
listed building
King George V
Queen Mary
James Thomson
H. H. Martyn & Company of Cheltenham
jute
Sir James Caird
Prince of Wales
Harrison & Harrison
COVID-19 pandemic
graduation
University of Dundee
University of Abertay Dundee
Dundee and Angus College
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Alan Bennett
An Englishman Abroad
Historic Environment Scotland
"11-13 (Inclusive Nos) City Square, 20-24 (Even Nos) Crichton Street, 1-7 (Inclusive Nos) Shore Terrace and Return to 35 Castle Street, Caird Hall (Category A Listed Building) (LB25258)"
"Caird Hall: History"
"Dundee's Heraldic Past"

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