David H. Koch Theater
The David H. Koch Theater is a theater for ballet and dance at Lincoln Center in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Originally named the New York State Theater, the venue has been home to the New York City Ballet since its opening in 1964, the secondary venue for American Ballet Theatre in the fall, and served as home to the New York City Opera from 1964 to 2011.Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: venue at New York City’s Lincoln Center
- Also known as: “Koch Theater”, “New York State Theater”, and “New York State Theatre”
- Address: 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Central Park and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Central Park
Photo: Ed Yourdon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
A vast green swath of open space in the heart of Manhattan, Central Park is a district in its own right, neatly separating the Upper East Side from the Upper West Side, stretching from Midtown at the southern end to Harlem at the north.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Arts center
Photo: Paulo JC Nogueira, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a 16.3-acre complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It has thirty indoor and outdoor facilities and is host to five million visitors annually.
The Juilliard School
University
Photo: Yair-haklai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Juilliard School is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became the Juilliard School, named after its principal benefactor Augustus D. The Juilliard School is situated 770 feet north of David H. Koch Theater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lincoln Square and Theater District.
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lincoln Square is the name of both a square and the surrounding neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Lincoln Square is centered on the intersection of Broadway and Columbus Avenue, between West 65th and 66th streets.
Theater District
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broadway. Times Square. Madison Square Garden. The name says it all: the Theater District is the entertainment hub of the city, and possibly the entire nation.
Diamond District
Neighborhood
Photo: ChrisRuvolo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A diamond district is an area where the cutting, polishing, and trade of diamonds and other gems takes place. There are a number of these districts around the world, including:…
David H. Koch Theater
- Categories: opera house, building, public building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.77179° or 40° 46′ 19″ northLongitude
-73.98377° or 73° 59′ 2″ westElevation
75 feet (23 metres)Inception
1964Height
104 feet (32 metres)Named after
David KochOpen location code
87G8Q2C8+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 265354528OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q3018029
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Spanish—“David H. Koch Theater” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “David H.Kox teatrı”
- Catalan: “David H. Koch Theater”
- Dutch: “David H. Koch Theater”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ديڤيد اتش. كوتش ثياتير”
- Estonian: “David H. Koch Theater”
- French: “David H. Koch Theater”
- Italian: “David H. Koch Theater”
- Japanese: “ディヴィッド・H・コーク劇場”
- Japanese: “デイヴィッド・H・コーク劇場”
- Persian: “تالار دیوید اچ. کوک”
- Slovenian: “David H. Koch Theater”
- Spanish: “David H. Koch Theater”
- Spanish: “Koch Theater”
- Spanish: “New York State Theater”
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Nearby Places
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