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The Musikverein in Vienna , Austria was opened on January 6 1870 , and is famous for its Acoustics . It is considered to be one of the three finest Concert Hall s in the world, along with Boston's Symphony Hall and Amsterdam's Concertgebouw , and is home to the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra . The concert hall was built by the '' Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde '' (Society of Friends of Music) which had been given the land by Emperor Franz Joseph . The building soon came to be known simply as the ''Musikverein'' ("music club"). The building is forty-eight metres long, nineteen metres wide, and eighteen metres high. It has 1,744 seats, and standing room for 300. Every year on January 1 the Vienna New Year's Concert is held here. Since 2001 the building has been undergoing renovation, and several new rehearsal and concert halls have been installed. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |