Ryman Auditorium is a 2,362-seat live-performance venue located at 116 Rep.
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19 Facts About Ryman Auditorium
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Ryman Auditorium had attended one of Jones' 1885 tent revivals with the intent to heckle, but was instead converted into a devout Christian who pledged to build the tabernacle so the people of Nashville could attend large-scale revivals indoors.
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When Ryman Auditorium died in 1904, his memorial service was held at the tabernacle, with Jones officiating.
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Ryman Auditorium eventually transitioned into a role by 1920 as the Ryman's official manager.
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The Ryman Auditorium hosted lectures by US presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft in 1907 and 1911, respectively.
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Ryman Auditorium was included in the sale almost as an afterthought, but Gaylord's appreciation of its history helped preserve it.
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Some recordings were released as an album entitled At the Ryman Auditorium, which won the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards in 1993.
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Ryman Auditorium hosted a concert and one-act play entitled The Ryman Auditorium: The Tabernacle Becomes A Shrine on May 18,1992, to celebrate the building's centennial.
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On Sunday, October 18,1998, the Opry held a benefit show at Ryman Auditorium, marking its return to the venue for the first time since its final show on March 15,1974.
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The Ryman Auditorium served as the primary venue for the Opry in the summer of 2010, while the Grand Ole Opry House was undergoing repairs after damage from a devastating flood.
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Annual winter season at the Ryman Auditorium was suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, during which the Opry performed abbreviated shows for broadcast in front of an empty Grand Ole Opry House.
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The Winter Ryman Auditorium residency was not revived in 2021 although pandemic-related attendance restrictions were lifted.
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The new stage floor, the facility's third, retained an 18-inch lip of its predecessor's blonde oak at its front edge, similar to the way the Ryman Auditorium stage had been commemorated with an inlaid circle of wood at the new Opry House.
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Ryman Auditorium is known as Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc Ryman Auditorium is managed within its Opry Entertainment Group division.
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Ryman Auditorium has served as a gathering place for the memorial services of many prominent country music figures.
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Renovation of the Ryman Auditorium, combined with the construction of other attractions such as Bridgestone Arena and Wildhorse Saloon, helped revitalize Nashville's downtown district into a destination for tourists and locals alike in the mid-1990s.
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Since then, the Ryman Auditorium has become one of the most venerable performance venues in Nashville.
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Experts have praised Ryman Auditorium's acoustics, calling them among the best in the world.
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In 2018, the Ryman Auditorium was named the most iconic structure in Tennessee by Architectural Digest.
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