National Theater and Concert Hall
performing arts centre in Taipei, Taiwan
The National Theater (Chinese: 國家戲劇院; pinyin: Guójiā Xìjù Yuàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kok-ka Hì-kio̍k-īⁿ) and National Concert Hall (Chinese: 國家音樂廳; pinyin: Guójiā Yīnyuè Tīng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kok-ka Im-ga̍k-thiaⁿ), or together the National Theater and Concert Hall (NTCH; Chinese: 國家兩廳院), are twin performing arts venues at Liberty Square in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. Completed in 1987, the landmarks stand on the south and north sides of the square with Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall to the east.
The square itself sits near Ketagalan Boulevard, site of the Presidential Office Building, the National Central Library, the National Taiwan Museum, and the 228 Peace Memorial Park.
History
The National Theater and National Concert Hall are two of the first major modern performing arts facilities to be established in Asia. Upon the death of Chiang Kai-shek in 1975, the Kuomintang government authorized the construction of a monument and cultural arts facilities on the grounds of a memorial plaza. The project cost TWD 7.4 billion.
Yang Cho-cheng and Architects and Engineers Associates were responsible for the overall design. The buildings, though modern in function and purpose, recall traditional elements of Chinese palace architecture. The G+H Company of Germany and Philips, based in The Netherlands, played leading roles in the design of the interior facilities, stage lighting and acoustics. Civil engineering issues were handled by Ret-Ser Engineering Agency, Veterans Affairs Council.
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