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Houston Ballroom at Marriott Marquis Houston

Published dimensions

Houston Ballroom is 51.8 x 38.4 m (170 x 126 ft), 1,989 m² (21,410 sq ft), with a 6.7 m (22 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 6.7 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 9 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 51.8 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 82 x 9 (16400 x 1800 px, 5,756 kg, 118.1 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	69 x 14 = 966	41.4 x 4.7 m	52992 x 6048	4,347 kg / 9,583 lb	85.5 kW, 411 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	82 x 9 = 738	41 x 4.5 m	16400 x 1800	5,756 kg / 12,691 lb	118.1 kW, 568 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	82 x 9 = 738	41 x 4.5 m	10496 x 1152	5,756 kg / 12,691 lb	103.3 kW, 497 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, Houston Ballroom holds about 4,233 theater seats, 1,731 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,190 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 44.8 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Marriott Marquis Houston

Texas Ballroom82.6 x 44.2 m (271 x 145 ft) · 7.3 m ceiling
Texas Salons A-D41.1 x 44.2 m (135 x 145 ft) · 7.3 m ceiling
Texas Salons D & E36.6 x 44.2 m (120 x 145 ft) · 7.3 m ceiling
Houston I-IV33.2 x 38.4 m (109 x 126 ft) · 6.7 m ceiling
Houston IV-VII33.2 x 38.4 m (109 x 126 ft) · 6.7 m ceiling
Texas Salons A-C43.9 x 22.9 m (144 x 75 ft) · 7.3 m ceiling
Texas Salons F-H43.9 x 22.9 m (144 x 75 ft) · 7.3 m ceiling
Texas Salon D18.3 x 44.2 m (60 x 145 ft) · 7.3 m ceiling
Texas Salon E18.3 x 44.2 m (60 x 145 ft) · 7.3 m ceiling
Houston I-III18.3 x 38.4 m (60 x 126 ft) · 6.7 m ceiling
Houston V-VII18.3 x 38.4 m (60 x 126 ft) · 6.7 m ceiling
Houston IV14.9 x 38.4 m (49 x 126 ft) · 6.7 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Marriott Marquis Houston · Venues in Houston