The Brucknerhaus () is a festival and congress centre in

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named after the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. The building was designed by

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architects Heikki and

Kaija Siren Katri (Kaija) Anna-Maija Helena Siren (née Tuominen; October 23, 1920 in Kotka – January 15, 2001) was a Finnish architect. She graduated as an architect from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1948. Siren designed most of her works t ...

. Its construction took place from 1969 to 1973. It opened on 23 March 1974. It holds about 200 performances per year, with about 180,000 of total audience.About Brucknerhaus
It is home to the International Brucknerfest Linz and the

Linzer Klangwolke The Linzer Klangwolke () (Linz Cloud of Sound) is an open-air multimedia musical event held each year since 1979 in early September in the Linz Danube Park in the Austrian town of Linz. It is organized by the Brucknerhaus Linz. The Cloud of Sou ...

, two annual musical events. Brucknerhaus has three main halls:Brucknerhaus halls

* Large or Brucknersaal (named after Anton Bruckner): 1,420 seats, standing room for 150 * Middle or Stiftersaal (named after

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): 352 seats, standing room for 40 * Small or Keplersaal (named after Johannes Kepler): 100–150 seats

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{{Authority control Concert halls in Austria Anton Bruckner Music venues completed in 1974 Buildings and structures in Linz Tourist attractions in Linz Heikki and Kaija Siren buildings