(1) The hall was the site of the state funeral of the official leader of the federal opposition and NDP leader Jack Layton on August 27 , 2011 .
(2) 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 .

Do these two sentences mean the same thing?

Possible answers:
[1]. no
[2]. yes
[1].