Benaroya Hall, the home of the Seattle Symphony, is located in downtown Seattle. The hall is renowned for its acoustics, luxurious design and prime location. It has two auditoria: S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium and Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall. Opened in 1998, the complex celebrates the vital role of performance events, sustains commercial life on one avenue, and offers a public space, in the form of a terraced garden, along another.