Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a museum in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, on the shore of Lake Erie. It tells the story of rock music and honors the singers, bands, producers and engineers who helped shape it. Its most eye-catching feature is a tall glass pyramid that seems to burst out of a white tower.

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At a glance

Country: United States
Location: Cleveland, USA
Built: 1995
Height: 49 m
Type: Museum

Quick answers

Where is Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is in Cleveland, USA, United States.

When was Rock and Roll Hall of Fame built?

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was built in 1995.

How tall is Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is about 49 m tall.

I. M. Pei's glass-tent museum of rock music on the shore of Lake Erie.

The building was designed by the architect I. M. Pei and opened on September 1, 1995. Pei is also known for the glass pyramid at the Louvre museum in Paris. Today the Hall of Fame is one of the best-known music museums in the world.

Why is it in Cleveland?

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was started in 1983, and it began honoring artists in 1986 without a permanent home. Several cities, including Memphis, Detroit and New York, were considered. Cleveland won partly because its leaders promised about 65 million dollars of public money and because a Cleveland radio host, Alan Freed, is credited with popularizing the term "rock and roll". Freed was also in the first group of people honored.

How was the building designed?

I. M. Pei imagined a tower with a glass pyramid sticking out of it. He first planned the tower to be about 61 meters tall, but the nearby Burke Lakefront Airport forced him to lower it to about 49 meters. Work began with a ground-breaking ceremony on June 7, 1993, and the museum was dedicated two years later.

Fun facts

It was designed by I. M. Pei, architect of the Louvre Pyramid.
The architect, I. M. Pei, also designed the Louvre Pyramid in Paris.
The tower was cut from about 61 meters to about 49 meters because the building stands close to an airport.
Cleveland promised roughly 65 million dollars in public money to win the museum.
The museum opened in 1995, twelve years after the foundation behind it was created.