Strange Buildings » national theatre http://www.strangebuildings.com Strange Buildings from Around the World for The Lovers of Unusual Architecture. Virtual tour to the best travel destinations. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:37:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 National Theatre (Beijing, China) http://www.strangebuildings.com/national-theatre-beijing-china/ http://www.strangebuildings.com/national-theatre-beijing-china/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:45:24 +0000 Strange Architect http://www.strangebuildings.com/?p=144

Location: Beijing, China

Date: 2007

Architect: Paul Andreu

Purpose: The National Centre for the Performing Arts

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More info: The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA)  is an opera house in Beijing, People’s Republic of China. The Centre, an ellipsoid dome of titanium and glass surrounded by an artificial lake, seats 5,452 people in three halls and is almost 12,000 m² in size. The exterior of the theater is a titanium accented glass dome that is completely surrounded by a man-made lake. It is said to look like an egg floating on water, or a water drop. It was designed as an iconic feature, something that would be immediately recognizable.

(Image credits: 1: FranciscoDiez, 2: Azure Lan, 3: Constantin B.)

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