The Grand Ballroom at Charleston Gaillard Center
The Grand Ballroom is 53.7 x 22.7 m (176 x 74 ft), 1,219 m² (13,121 sq ft), with a 7.3 m (24 ft) ceiling.
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LED wall that fits
Under a 7.3 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 11 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 53.7 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 85 x 11 (17000 x 2200 px, 7,293 kg, 149.6 kW).
| Panel | Pitch | Wall (cols x rows) | Size | Resolution | Weight | Power (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absen KLCOB 0.78 | 0.78 mm | 71 x 16 = 1136 | 42.6 x 5.4 m | 54528 x 6912 | 5,112 kg / 11,270 lb | 100.5 kW, 483 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 | 2.5 mm | 85 x 11 = 935 | 42.5 x 5.5 m | 17000 x 2200 | 7,293 kg / 16,078 lb | 149.6 kW, 719 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL3.9 Plus V2 | 3.9 mm | 85 x 11 = 935 | 42.5 x 5.5 m | 10880 x 1408 | 7,293 kg / 16,078 lb | 130.9 kW, 629 A @ 208 V |
Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.
Seating estimate
After a 12 x 7 m stage, The Grand Ballroom holds about 2,522 theater seats, 1,031 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 709 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 46.7 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.
Other rooms at Charleston Gaillard Center
- Terrace Lawn27.2 x 25.1 m (89 x 82 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- Ballroom II19.6 x 22.7 m (64 x 74 ft) · 7.5 m ceiling
- Ballroom III19.6 x 22.7 m (64 x 74 ft) · 7.5 m ceiling
- Ballroom I16.9 x 22.7 m (55 x 74 ft) · 7.5 m ceiling
- The Martha John M. Rivers Performance Hall Lobby35.4 x 7.3 m (116 x 24 ft) · 8.2 m ceiling
- The Galleria and Galleria Lobby24 x 9.4 m (79 x 31 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- The Galleria Main Level Lobby18.5 x 10.1 m (61 x 33 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- Prefunction I and II17.7 x 10.3 m (58 x 34 ft) · 3 m ceiling
- The Gallery Lobby21.2 x 8 m (70 x 26 ft) · 4.8 m ceiling
- Prefunction I10.6 x 8.8 m (35 x 29 ft) · 3 m ceiling
- Prefunction II10.6 x 8.8 m (35 x 29 ft) · 3 m ceiling
- Salon I12.2 x 7 m (40 x 23 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Charleston Gaillard Center · Venues in Charleston