Mar16
Published by Asya in Arts, Asia, China, Cultural, Urban Tourism
 The $400 million complex, a concert hall, opera house and theater under one space age span, is designed to be the center of Chinese culture, just as
Tiananmen Square next door was designated this country’s political center in Beijing. The futuristic “egg-shaped” building is an irony to their neighbor,
Forbidden city, with its modern design. This is one of the anticipated architectural masterpiece designed by the French architect
Jean Andreu. Formally known as National Grand Theatre,
Beijing Center for Performing Arts opens to the public December 22, 2007.
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