Athens Concert Hall

The Athens Concert Hall is a concert hall located in Athens, on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue. The Hall was inaugurated in 1991 with two halls. Since then it has been augmented with two more halls and now has a total of four: two large and two smaller ones. The Hall has optimal facilities for opera performances, and some operas are presented every season.

The Megaro Moussikis station of the Athens Metro is just outside the Hall, on Line 3. The design of the 8,000 square meters floor was performed by Christopher Alexander; the process of designing and laying the floor and its result are described in his work The Nature of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe.

Performance venues and other facilities:
The Christos Lambrakis Hall (named after the ex-President of the "Friends of Music" Society, Christos Lambrakis, and previously called "Friends of Music" Hall) was designed by the famous Austrian acoustician Heinrich Keilholz. It has a capacity of 1,961, and is used for concerts and recitals. It also holds the biggest pipe organ in Greece, with 6,080 pipes, constructed by Klais Orgelbau.

The Dimitri Mitropoulos Hall (named after the conductor, Dimitri Mitropoulos) which has a capacity of 494 and is usually used for Chamber Music and dance performances.

The Alexandra Trianti Hall (named after lieder singer Alexándra Triántē), which has a capacity of 1,750 and is used for operas, ballet and other musical performances.

The Nikos Skalkottas Hall (named after composer Nikos Skalkottas), a smaller hall for concerts and conferences.