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Imperial Ballroom at The Pfister Hotel

Published dimensions

Imperial Ballroom is 14.6 x 36.6 m (48 x 120 ft), 534 m² (5,752 sq ft), with a 9.8 m (32 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 9.8 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 15 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 36.6 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 58 x 15 (11600 x 3000 px, 6,786 kg, 139.2 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	48 x 23 = 1104	28.8 x 7.8 m	36864 x 9936	4,968 kg / 10,952 lb	97.7 kW, 470 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	58 x 15 = 870	29 x 7.5 m	11600 x 3000	6,786 kg / 14,960 lb	139.2 kW, 669 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	58 x 15 = 870	29 x 7.5 m	7424 x 1920	6,786 kg / 14,960 lb	121.8 kW, 586 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, Imperial Ballroom holds about 1,000 theater seats, 409 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 281 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 29.6 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at The Pfister Hotel

Grand Ballroom25.6 x 32.6 m (84 x 107 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom Center & East Sections23.1 x 23.1 m (76 x 76 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom West & Center Sections23.1 x 23.1 m (76 x 76 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom East25.6 x 11 m (84 x 36 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom West25.6 x 11 m (84 x 36 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Rouge23.2 x 11.6 m (76 x 38 ft) · 4.3 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom Center23.8 x 10.7 m (78 x 35 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Kings Row28.7 x 8.5 m (94 x 28 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
Henry/Louis/Richard14.4 x 14.4 m (47 x 47 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
Hall of Presidents21.9 x 8.8 m (72 x 29 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
Grand Foyer13.6 x 13.6 m (45 x 45 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Louis/Richard/Charles13 x 13 m (43 x 43 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at The Pfister Hotel · Venues in Milwaukee