Sentence 1: The hall was the scene of the state funeral of the federal leader of the official opposition and the NDP leader Jack Layton on 27 August 2011 .
Sentence 2: The hall was the venue of the state funeral of Official Leader of the federal Opposition and NDP leader Jack Layton on August 27 , 2011 .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?