Braille Drawing: Leipzig Gewandhaus: Seating Plan for the Great Hall
Size: 21 rows, 29 cells
By: René Holzhauer (2025)
Here we go!
Note: Under the next heading Legend you will find the abbreviations used in this seating plan to denote the seating areas.
Row 1:
space 10 times, hyphen 2 times, colon 2 times, c, colon 2 times, hyphen 2 times
Row 2:
space 6 times, IN, colon, c 2 times, space 4 times, o, e, space 3 times, c 2 times, colon, EN
Row 3:
space 5 times, dots 456, dot 4, EN, space 13 times, IN, a, l
Row 4:
space 5 times, l, space 2 times, dot 4, EN, hyphen 2 times, WERE 2 times, FOR, WERE 2 times, hyphen 2 times, IN, a, space 2 times, dots 456
Row 5:
space 4 times, dots 456, space 5 times, FOR 9 times, space 5 times, l
Row 6:
space 4 times, l, space 4 times, dots 456, FOR 9 times, l, space 4 times, dots 456
Row 7:
space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, o, l, space, FOR 11 times, space 2 times, o, r, space, l
Row 8:
space 3 times, l, space 4 times, dots 456, FOR 11 times, l, space 4 times, dots 456
Row 9:
space 2 times, dots 456, space 5 times, p, c, g, FOR 7 times, g, c, TH, space 5 times, l
Row 10:
space 2 times, v, hyphen 4 times, AR, space 4 times, g 5 times, space 4 times, GH, hyphen 4 times, number sign
Row 11:
space, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456, space 2 times, l, space 3 times, dots 456, space 5 times, l, space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, l, space 2 times, l
Row 12:
space, l, space 2 times, dots 456, space 2 times, l, space 3 times, l, space 5 times, dots 456, space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, l, space 2 times, dots 456
Row 13:
dots 456, space 3 times, l, space, dots 456, space, p, l, dots 456, space 3 times, p, m, space 2 times, l, p, r, space, l, space, dots 456, space 3 times, l
Row 14:
l, space 2 times, dots 456, space 2 times, l, space 3 times, l, space 7 times, dots 456, space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, l, space 2 times dots 456
Row 15:
l, space 2 times, l, space 3 times, e, apostrophe, dots 456, space 9 times, l, capital sign, i, space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456
Row 16:
l, space 2 times, dot 4, EN, space, s, l, space, WH, colon 9 times, s, space, s, r, space, IN, a, space 2 times, dots 456
Row 17:
dot 4, apostrophe, space 3 times, e, apostrophe, space 2 times, l, space 4 times, s, m, space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, capital sign, i, space 3 times, capital sign, a
Row 18:
space, dot 4, EN, space, r, l, space, e, number sign, hyphen 11 times, v, i, space, r 2 times, space, IN, a
Row 19:
space 3 times, e, apostrophe, space 2 times, IN, a, space 11 times, dot 4, EN, space 2 times, capital sign, i
Row 20:
space 4 times, dot 4, EN, i, space 7 times, r, m, space 6 times, e, IN, a
Row 21:
space 6 times, e, hyphen 15 times, i
Legend
- oe:
- Orgelempore
- ol:
- Orchesterempore links
- or:
- Orchesterempore rechts
- pl:
- Parkett links
- pm:
- Parkett Mitte
- pr:
- Parkett rechts
- sl:
- Saalempore links
- sm:
- Saalempore Mitte
- sr:
- Saalempore rechts
- rl:
- Rang links
- rm:
- Rang Mitte
- rr:
- Rang rechts
Description of the Drawing
Translated by AI: The braille drawing shows a top-down view of the seating plan for the Great Hall of the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany. The concert hall is located in the city centre on Augustusplatz. This tactile seating plan shows the various seating areas – to provide a general guide. Each of these areas is marked with a two-letter abbreviation. This stands for the name of the respective seating area, for example ‘pl’ for the left stalls. All other abbreviations can be found under the previous heading ‘Legend’. In this illustration, the stage is filled with dots so that it stands out distinctly from the seating areas. The Great Hall is renowned for its excellent acoustics and seats 1,900 people.
The seating plan is explained in more detail below: The organ loft is shown at the top of the braille drawing. This is also where the Great Schuke Organ, with its 6,845 pipes, is located (rows 1 to 2, not shown). The organ gallery has up to 7 rows of seats and 171 seats. Below this in the diagram is the stage, with the orchestra galleries to the left and right, each with 7 rows and 185 seats. The stalls area adjoins the stage area. The centre stalls, with their 15 rows, offer 277 seats. The left and right stalls each have 13 rows and 135 seats. The stalls area is enclosed in a semicircle by the main gallery and, on the very outer edge, the upper circle. The centre gallery has 126 seats across its 5 rows. The left and right galleries each have up to 9 rows, with 92 seats in each. The centre circle has up to eight rows and 218 seats. The left and right circles each have 5 rows, with 142 seats in each.
The Gewandhaus Orchestra’s website, featuring the programme
