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EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE EGYPTIAN BALLROOM
You’ll step back in time to the B.C. decades, when the pharoahs favored opulent splendor and mystique in their Middle Eastern palaces. The Egyptian Ballroom is lavishly decorated with sweeping columns and ornamentation. Here are few details about it: • The ballroom measures 6,840 square feet (that’s 90 feet by 76 feet). • As an event space, it holds 800 guests standing and 480 for banquets. • The space is now managed for private events through the “Affairs at the Fox,” program, a partnership struck last year by the Fox Theatre and Affairs to Remember Caterers. • In the past decade, the room hosted more than 100 proms, contributing to memories for nearly 40,000 guests. • The ballroom was designed, and served as, a banquet hall. • The space officially became the Egyptian Ballroom in 1939, when it first became available to the public for special events. • It’s named for its Egyptian décor. • The ballroom has authentic hieroglyphics but not in a readable order (should you have the ability to read hieroglyphics). 58 ENCOREATLANTA.COM
• One column in the room remains unchanged by 1980s renovations, left to pay homage to the building’s past and present. • The painting over the stage features the pharaoh Ramses II. • The ballroom hosted Prince Charles at a 1977 event for Queen Elizabeth II’s silver jubilee. • The room has hosted such notable acts as pop singers Tony Bennett and Michael Bublé; singer-songwriter Taylor Dayne; the 1970s’ funk band Earth, Wind & Fire; pop-rocker Glenn Frey; powerhouse vocalist Jennifer Holliday; the great Elton John; and the 1980s synth-funk band Midnight Star. • The Fox Theatre and its facilities made the 50 best-wedding-venues list for 2015 in American Bride magazine. • The ballroom can be seen on Fox Theatre tours, which generally take place on Monday, Thursday and Saturday. For more, visit http://foxtheatre.org/private-events/ egyptian-ballroom/.
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The Fox Theatre invites you to walk like an Egyptian, or at least party like one, when you enter the Egyptian Ballroom, an intriguing setting for weddings and receptions, corporate events and association functions.