Sketch Together at Home: Shrine Auditorium

Shrine Auditorium
Opened: 1926
Architects: G. Albert Lansburgh with John C. Austin and A. M. Edelman

The current Shrine Auditorium replaced an earlier 1906 Al Malaikah Temple which had been destroyed by a fire on January 11, 1920. The fire gutted the structure in just 30 minutes, and nearly killed six firefighters in the process.

The new auditorium was designed in the Moorish Revival style by San Francisco-based theater architect G. Albert Lansburgh, with local architects John C. Austin and A. M. Edelman associated. When built, the auditorium could hold 1,200 people on stage and seat an audience of 6,442. An engineer who consulted on the project said that the steel truss supporting the balcony was the largest ever constructed.

In the late 1960s, the Shrine was referred to as "The Pinnacle" by the audiences of rock concerts.
The Shrine Auditorium is on the U.S. Register of Historic Places and is designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.

You know the drill:
1. Select one of the images.
2. Using any medium you like, sketch one or all the images. Include the kids!
3. Snap a photo of your illustration and post it to your Instagram page with your location, a little something about yourself and the following tags by Monday, August 10th:

@icaa_socal
#sketchtogetherathome

Thank you to all of our participants! Please let everyone know, this is not limited to members only. All are welcome to join in the fun!

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