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Congressional Ballroom Pre-Function at Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel

Published dimensions

Congressional Ballroom Pre-Function is 68.6 x 6.1 m (225 x 20 ft), 419 m² (4,505 sq ft), with a 2.8 m (9 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 2.8 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 68.6 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 109 x 2 (18312 x 336 px, 2,180 kg, 40.3 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	91 x 3 = 273	54.6 x 1 m	29120 x 540	1,310 kg / 2,889 lb	69.3 kW, 333 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	109 x 2 = 218	54.5 x 1 m	18312 x 336	2,180 kg / 4,806 lb	40.3 kW, 194 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	109 x 2 = 218	54.5 x 1 m	13952 x 256	2,071 kg / 4,566 lb	34.9 kW, 168 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, Congressional Ballroom Pre-Function holds about 743 theater seats, 304 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 209 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 61.6 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel

Potomac Ballroom37.2 x 47.5 m (122 x 156 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Rock Creek Ballroom30.5 x 30.5 m (100 x 100 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Potomac Ballroom Pre-Function91.4 x 8.6 m (300 x 28 ft) · 2.8 m ceiling
Potomac Salon 137.2 x 16.2 m (122 x 53 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Potomac Salon 337.2 x 16.2 m (122 x 53 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Potomac Salon 237.2 x 14.6 m (122 x 48 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Anacostia Salon F19.8 x 25.9 m (65 x 85 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Rock Creek Salon A30.5 x 15.2 m (100 x 50 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Rock Creek Salon B&C30.5 x 15.2 m (100 x 50 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Anacostia Salon E16.8 x 25.9 m (55 x 85 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Rock Creek Ballroom Pre-Function56.1 x 7.6 m (184 x 25 ft) · 2.8 m ceiling
River Birch Ballroom11.9 x 23.8 m (39 x 78 ft) · 3 m ceiling

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