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Top of the Gate Rooftop at The Watergate Hotel

Published dimensions

Top of the Gate Rooftop is 24.9 x 24.9 m (82 x 82 ft), 620 m² (6,674 sq ft), with a 3.1 m (10 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

Shape approximate: the venue publishes area only, so this room is drawn as a square of equal area.

LED wall that fits

Under a 3.1 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 2 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 24.9 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 39 x 2 (7800 x 400 px, 608 kg, 12.5 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	33 x 3 = 99	19.8 x 1 m	25344 x 1296	446 kg / 982 lb	8.8 kW, 42 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	39 x 2 = 78	19.5 x 1 m	7800 x 400	608 kg / 1,341 lb	12.5 kW, 60 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	39 x 2 = 78	19.5 x 1 m	4992 x 256	608 kg / 1,341 lb	10.9 kW, 53 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, Top of the Gate Rooftop holds about 1,191 theater seats, 487 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 335 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 17.9 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at The Watergate Hotel

Moretti, Prefunction34.7 x 34.7 m (114 x 114 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Moretti Ballroom29.9 x 25 m (98 x 82 ft) · 4.7 m ceiling
Vault Room23.6 x 23.6 m (77 x 77 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Moretti Ballroom; Salon ABCD23.8 x 17.1 m (78 x 56 ft) · 4.7 m ceiling
Kingbird Restaurant19.1 x 19.1 m (63 x 63 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Kingbird Terrace28.7 x 9.8 m (94 x 32 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
The Next Whisky Bar Terrace16.7 x 16.7 m (55 x 55 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Cecchi - Junior Ballroom28.7 x 6.1 m (94 x 20 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Moretti Ballroom; Salon D13.1 x 11.3 m (43 x 37 ft) · 4.7 m ceiling
Moretti Ballroom; Salon F13.1 x 10.4 m (43 x 34 ft) · 4.7 m ceiling
Moretti Ballroom; Salon C11 x 11.6 m (36 x 38 ft) · 4.7 m ceiling
Moretti Terrace21.3 x 5.5 m (70 x 18 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at The Watergate Hotel · Venues in Washington