Great Lakes Ballroom B/C at Marriott Marquis Chicago
Great Lakes Ballroom B/C is 31.7 x 19.2 m (104 x 63 ft), 609 m² (6,551 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 31.7 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 50 x 11 (10000 x 2200 px, 4,290 kg, 88 kW).
| Panel | Pitch | Wall (cols x rows) | Size | Resolution | Weight | Power (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absen KLCOB 0.78 | 0.78 mm | 42 x 16 = 672 | 25.2 x 5.4 m | 32256 x 6912 | 3,024 kg / 6,667 lb | 59.5 kW, 286 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 | 2.5 mm | 50 x 11 = 550 | 25 x 5.5 m | 10000 x 2200 | 4,290 kg / 9,458 lb | 88 kW, 423 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL3.9 Plus V2 | 3.9 mm | 50 x 11 = 550 | 25 x 5.5 m | 6400 x 1408 | 4,290 kg / 9,458 lb | 77 kW, 370 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, Great Lakes Ballroom B/C holds about 1,165 theater seats, 476 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 327 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 24.7 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.
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Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Marriott Marquis Chicago · Venues in Chicago