Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Ryman Auditorium is a 2,362-seat live-performance venue.  It is best known as the theater of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974.

Ryman Auditorium: 116 5th Ave N, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

A National Historic Landmark, Ryman Auditorium was built by Captain Thomas G. Ryman in 1892 as the Union Gospel Tabernacle. A 13-time winner of the prestigious Pollstar Theatre of the Year award, the historic venue is well-known as the Mother Church of Country Music and is the most famous former home of the Grand Ole Opry (1943-1974).

The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly American country music stage concert (a show that is also radio broadcast) in Nashville, Tennessee, founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio “barn dance” on WSM. Currently owned and operated by Opry Entertainment, it is the longest-running radio broadcast in US history.

Presently, the Grand Ole Opry concert is staged at Opry House concert hall not far from the Nashville downtown.

The Ryman Auditorium

Inside the auditorium

The history

He is the one who built the auditorium, which was a church at that time.

He is the minister who convinced Ryman to build the church.

The church was built, but it did not bring enough money to sustain it.  So it was lent to concerts.

She managed this place for 50 years, bringing in concerts and musicians.  Most of the legendary musicians played in this hall, which made this place famous.

The lower level

People were taking photos on the stage.

The concert hall was used by the Grand Ole Opry radio broadcasting show.

Back out to the street