Grand Ballroom at The Westin Chicago Lombard
Grand Ballroom is 45.4 x 39.3 m (149 x 129 ft), 1,784 m² (19,205 sq ft), with a 6.1 m (20 ft) ceiling.
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LED wall that fits
Under a 6.1 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 8 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 45.4 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 72 x 8 (14400 x 1600 px, 4,493 kg, 92.2 kW).
| Panel | Pitch | Wall (cols x rows) | Size | Resolution | Weight | Power (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absen KLCOB 0.78 | 0.78 mm | 60 x 12 = 720 | 36 x 4.1 m | 46080 x 5184 | 3,240 kg / 7,143 lb | 63.7 kW, 306 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 | 2.5 mm | 72 x 8 = 576 | 36 x 4 m | 14400 x 1600 | 4,493 kg / 9,905 lb | 92.2 kW, 443 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL3.9 Plus V2 | 3.9 mm | 72 x 8 = 576 | 36 x 4 m | 9216 x 1024 | 4,493 kg / 9,905 lb | 80.6 kW, 388 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, Grand Ballroom holds about 3,778 theater seats, 1,545 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,062 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 38.4 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.
Other rooms at The Westin Chicago Lombard
- - Grand Ballroom ABCDEF, EFGHIJ33.8 x 39.3 m (111 x 129 ft) · 6.1 m ceiling
- - Grand Ballroom ABCDE, FGHIJ22.9 x 39.3 m (75 x 129 ft) · 6.1 m ceiling
- - Grand Ballroom EF21.9 x 39.3 m (72 x 129 ft) · 7 m ceiling
- Junior Ballroom20.4 x 38.7 m (67 x 127 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
- Harry Caray's Private Banquet Space33.8 x 16.8 m (111 x 55 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
- - Junior Ballroom AB20.4 x 25.9 m (67 x 85 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
- - Junior Ballroom BC20.4 x 25.6 m (67 x 84 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
- Lilac27.1 x 17.7 m (89 x 58 ft) · 4 m ceiling
- - Grand Ballroom E, F11.9 x 39.3 m (39 x 129 ft) · 7 m ceiling
- - Grand Ballroom ABCD, GHIJ11.9 x 37.2 m (39 x 122 ft) · 6.1 m ceiling
- - Grand Ballroom BCD, HIJ11.9 x 28 m (39 x 92 ft) · 6.1 m ceiling
- - Grand Ballroom ABC, GHI11.9 x 26.2 m (39 x 86 ft) · 6.1 m ceiling
Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at The Westin Chicago Lombard · Venues in Chicago