A pair of performing arts venues facing each other across Liberty Square in Zhongzheng, Taipei, planned together with the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall after Chiang’s death in 1975 and opened in October 1987. Both buildings take the form of Chinese imperial palace halls, and since 2014 they have been run by the National Performing Arts Center (國家表演藝術中心) under the Ministry of Culture.
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- National Theater (國家戲劇院)—Active (經營中)
Modelled on the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, with a double-eaved hip roof over a red colonnade. It seats 1,498 over four levels, with an experimental theater on the third floor.
- National Concert Hall (國家音樂廳)—Active (經營中)
Modelled on the Hall of Preserving Harmony in the Forbidden City, with a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof. It seats 2,022 and houses a pipe organ with 4,172 pipes, with a recital hall below.
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
Themes
- Tourist Attractions in Taiwan (台灣旅遊景點)
- Chinese Renaissance Architecture (中國古典式樣新建築)
Backlinks
- Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (中正紀念堂)
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