The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (or Kennedy Center) opened in 1971 as a living memorial to John F. Kennedy. The idea for the center however dates to 1958 when a National Cultural Center was proposed for Washington DC. The center, designed by architect Edward Durrell Stone is located on the Potomac River. The Center has three main theaters: A Concert Hall on the south side, an Opera House in the middle, and the Eisenhower Theater on the north side, named for Dwight Eisenhower.
