Academy of Music (mid-19th-century performance house)

Opened in 1857, the Academy of Music on Broad Street is a mid-19th-century performance house known for its richly ornamented exterior and ornate auditorium, and it has hosted opera, ballet, and concerts for over a century and a half. The building's design reflects 19th-century tastes for grand urban cultural monuments and has been preserved as a major performing-arts landmark in Philadelphia. It serves as the long-standing home for the Philadelphia Orchestra's predecessors and continues to house large-scale productions.