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268 11. Acoustics of Enclosed Spaces: Architectural AcousticsFigure 11.13. The stage area of the Minnesota Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. (Courtesyof the Minnesota Orchestral Association.)low as a few hundred feet directly over the roof, and occasionally helicopters passby along the Potomac River at rooftop levels. In addition, vehicular traffic runsacross the river and directly beneath the plaza of the Center.To deal with these external noise sources, the Center was constructed as abox-within-a-box, so that each of the auditoriums is totally enclosed within anouter shell. The columns within each auditorium are constructed to isolate interiorFigure 11.14. The interior of the John F. Kennedy Opera House in Washington, DC.(Courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Center. Photograph by Scott Suchman.)

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