Kennedy Center

This part is only for the presidents. This room have bathroom etc...

The Grand Foyer, at 63 feet (19 m) high and 630 feet (190 m) long, is one of the largest rooms in the world. If laid on its side, the Washington Monument would fit in this room with 75 feet (23 m) to spare.
The three main theaters at the Kennedy Center are the Concert Hall, Opera House, and the Eisenhower Theater.

President Lyndon B. Johnson dug the ceremonial first-shovel of earth at the groundbreaking for the Kennedy Center on December 2, 1964.

However, debate continued for another year over the Foggy Bottom site, with some advocating for another location on Pennsylvania Avenue. Excavation of the site got underway on December 11, 1965, and the site was cleared by January 1967.

The first performance was on September 5, 1971, with 2,200 members of the general public in attendance to see a premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass in the Opera House, while the Center's official opening took place on September 8, 1971, with a formal gala and premiere performance of the Bernstein Mass.

The Concert Hall was inaugurated on September 9, 1971, in a performance by the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Doráti.

On Friday, September 10, 1971, Alberto Ginastera's opera, Beatrix Cenci premiered at the Kennedy Center's Opera House.Fundraising

The Hall of States
Fundraising was led by the National Cultural Center Board of Trustees, which was set-up by Eisenhower on January 29, 1959.

Fundraising efforts were not successful, with only $13,425 raised in the first three years.

President John F. Kennedy was interested in bringing culture to the nation's capital, and provided leadership and support for the project.

In 1961, President Kennedy asked Roger L. Stevens to help develop the National Cultural Center, and serve as chairman of the Board of Trustees. Stevens recruited First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy as Honorary Chairman of the Center, and former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower as co-chairman. National Cultural Center was renamed as the Kennedy Center in 1964, following the assassination of President Kennedy.
The total cost of construction was $70 million.

Congress allocated $43 million for construction costs, including $23 million as an outright grant and the other $20 million in bonds.

Funding was also provided through donations, including $5 million from the Ford Foundation, and approximately $500,000 from the Kennedy family.

Other major donors included J. Willard Marriott, Marjorie Merriweather Post, John D. Rockefeller III, and Robert W. Woodruff, as well as many corporate donors.

Gifts were also provided to the Kennedy Center from foreign countries, including a gift of 3,700 tons of Carrara marble from Italy (worth $1.5 million) from the Italian government, which was used in the building's construction.

The Hall of States
Fundraising was led by the National Cultural Center Board of Trustees, which was set-up by Eisenhower on January 29, 1959.

Fundraising efforts were not successful, with only $13,425 raised in the first three years.

President John F. Kennedy was interested in bringing culture to the nation's capital, and provided leadership and support for the project.

In 1961, President Kennedy asked Roger L. Stevens to help develop the National Cultural Center, and serve as chairman of the Board of Trustees. Stevens recruited First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy as Honorary Chairman of the Center, and former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower as co-chairman. National Cultural Center was renamed as the Kennedy Center in 1964, following the assassination of President Kennedy.
The total cost of construction was $70 million.

Congress allocated $43 million for construction costs, including $23 million as an outright grant and the other $20 million in bonds.

Funding was also provided through donations, including $5 million from the Ford Foundation, and approximately $500,000 from the Kennedy family.

Other major donors included J. Willard Marriott, Marjorie Merriweather Post, John D. Rockefeller III, and Robert W. Woodruff, as well as many corporate donors.

Gifts were also provided to the Kennedy Center from foreign countries, including a gift of 3,700 tons of Carrara marble from Italy (worth $1.5 million) from the Italian government, which was used in the building's construction.

The Hall of States
Fundraising was led by the National Cultural Center Board of Trustees, which was set-up by Eisenhower on January 29, 1959.

Fundraising efforts were not successful, with only $13,425 raised in the first three years.

President John F. Kennedy was interested in bringing culture to the nation's capital, and provided leadership and support for the project.

In 1961, President Kennedy asked Roger L. Stevens to help develop the National Cultural Center, and serve as chairman of the Board of Trustees. Stevens recruited First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy as Honorary Chairman of the Center, and former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower as co-chairman.[10] National Cultural Center was renamed as the Kennedy Center in 1964, following the assassination of President Kennedy.[11]

The total cost of construction was $70 million. Congress allocated $43 million for construction costs, including $23 million as an outright grant and the other $20 million in bonds.Funding was also provided through donations, including $5 million from the Ford Foundation, and approximately $500,000 from the Kennedy family. Other major donors included J. Willard Marriott, Marjorie Merriweather Post, John D. Rockefeller III, and Robert W. Woodruff, as well as many corporate donors.Gifts were also provided to the Kennedy Center from foreign countries, including a gift of 3,700 tons of Carrara marble from Italy (worth $1.5 million) from the Italian government, which was used in the building's construction.