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Type
  
Opera house

Phone
  
+886 4 2251 1777

Architect
  
Toyo Ito

Capacity
  
2,014

Owner
  
Taichung City Government

National Taichung Theater

Opened
  
23 November 2014 (partial)2016 (official)

Address
  
No. 101, Section 2, Huilai Rd, Xitun District, Taichung City, Taiwan 407

Similar
  
Maple Garden, Wei‑Wu‑Ying Center for the Arts, National Concert Hall, National Taiwan Museum, National Museum of Natural S

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The National Taichung Theater (Chinese: 台中國家歌劇院; pinyin: Táizhōng Guójiā Gējù Yuàn) (POJ: Tâi-Tiong Kok-Ka Koa-Ke̍k-Īⁿ) is an opera house in the 7th Metropolitan area of Taichung, Taiwan. The estimated area of the structure is 57,685 square metres (620,920 sq ft). It was designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito in collaboration with Cecil Balmond at Arup AGU. It was contracted on 11 November 2009 with construction planned for 45 months. The venue had a partial opening on 23 November 2014. It will re-open in 2016.

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Welcome to national taichung theater taiwan www npac ntt org


History

  • 1992: Taiwan government first proposed as National Musical House
  • 2002: Jason Hu proposed to build in Taichung
  • 2003: 6 billion TWD was allocated to the budget
  • 2006: Contracted with a local company
  • 2009: Contract signed with Toyo Ito
  • 23 November 2014: Completed, opening ceremony held
  • 2015: Closed for additional works to improve safety of visitors

    • References

    National Taichung Theater Wikipedia
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