The world is full of unique performing spaces for choirs, bands and orchestras…if you know where to look! Luckily, some venues use Instagram as an outlet for posting captivating photos of their performance spaces. Here’s our top 7 Instagram picks featuring the world’s most renowned performance venues: St. Patrick’s Cathedral New York City, USA A strong church is built of strong pillars ⛪️ #PopeFrancisNYC #PopeinUS A photo posted by St. Patrick’s Cathedral (@stpatrickscathedral) on Sep 18, 2015 at 11:52am PDT Notre Dame Cathedral Paris, France It’s been a long time A photo posted by Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (@notredamedeparis) on Sep 15, 2015 at 1:46pm PDT Harpa Reykjavik, Iceland View this post on Instagram A post shared by Harpa (@harpareykjavik) Teatro Colón Bueos Aires, Argentina Ensayo de #DeMaterie en la sala principal. 2×1 en todas las localidades de la apertura de @coloncontemporaneo en tuentrada.com/teatrocolon⠀ ⠀ Foto: @arnaldocolombaroli A post shared by Teatro Colón (@teatrocolon) on Feb 22, 2017 at 1:51pm PST Santa Maria del Pi Barcelona, Spain Orgue major de #santamariadelpi A photo posted by Basílica Santa Maria del Pi (@santamariadelpi) on Feb 14, 2014 at 8:35am PST Royal Albert Hall London, England We can’t wait to welcome a touch of glamour here tomorrow for the World Premiere of #BreakfastAtTiffanys Live. #audreyhepburn #film #music #royalalberthall A photo posted by Royal Albert Hall (@royalalberthall) on Jun 11, 2015 at 7:17am PDT Carnegie Hall New York City, USA View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carnegie Hall (@carnegiehall)
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