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National Taichung Theater

臺中國家歌劇院
Address	No. 101, Section 2, Huilai Road
Location	Situn, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates	24°9′46″N 120°38′26″E / 24.16278°N 120.64056°E / 24.16278; 120.64056
Owner	National Performing Arts Center [zh]
Type	Opera house
Capacity	2,014 (grand theater)
Construction
Opened	23 November 2014 (partial) 30 September 2016 (official)
Architect	Toyo Ito
Structural engineer	Evergreen Consulting Engineering
Website
en.npac-ntt.org

The National Taichung Theater (Chinese: 臺中國家歌劇院; pinyin: Táizhōng Guójiā Gējù Yuàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-Tiong Kok-Ka Koa-Ke̍k-Īⁿ) is an opera house in the Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone in the Xitun District of Taichung, Taiwan. The estimated area of the structure is 57,685 square meters (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 was officially opened in 2016.

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
• 25 August 2016: The National Taichung Theater became an artistic affiliate of the National Performing Arts Center

Gallery

• Main lobby
• Breathing Holes in Level 2
• Stairway
• Level 5's gift shop
• Level 5 Tutu Gallery
• Main lobby

See also

• National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
• National Theater and Concert Hall, Taipei

References

1. "National Taichung Theater brings performance venue to central Taiwan - Focus Taiwan".
2. "State-of-art opera house opens in central Taiwan - the China Post". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
3. "Taichung National Opera House to open in November". Focus Taiwan. Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
4. "Taichung mayor says opera house will open next year". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

External links

• National Taichung Theater Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
• 臺中大都會歌劇院

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Transportation	Taichung Metro (Green line)：Taichung City Hall metro station - Shui-an Temple metro station - Wenxin Forest Park metro station Main road：Provincial Highway 74

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