Shanghai Grand Theatre
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Located on People's Square in the heart of the city, the Shanghai Grand Theatre is a hub of art and culture. It was opened in 1998 and occupies an area of 2.1 hectares. It faces People's Boulevard to the south, Huangpi Bei Lu to the west, and the Shanghai Municipal Building to the east. With its unique architectural style, the theatre is one of Shanghai's most iconic buildings.
It was designed by French architect Jean-Marie Charpentier in a new style combining Eastern and Western flavors. It is ten stories high and has a floor area of over 62,000 square meters. At night time the theatre lights up – part pagoda and part sail - as the white arc-shaped roof joins the light-sensitive glass walls.
As for the interior, the lobby is around 2000 meters squared, and its predominant colour is white. A large chandelier hangs in the lobby made from six pan-pipes. The floor is crafted from a rare marble called 'Greece Crystal White'. The patterns in the flooring depict sound and rhythm, introducing guests to what lies ahead when they enter the theatre.
Of course, architecture is important, but the thing that matters most is what goes on inside. A wide array of operas, ballets and symphonies are performed all year round, attracting some of the world's finest musicians and artists.
The Shanghai Grand Theatre has three theatre spaces. With 1,800 seats, the lyric theatre is divided into an auditorium, second and third floors, and six balconies. It was designed by Mitsubishi and boasts world-class stage facilities including moving wings. It is here that large scale operas, ballets and orchestral works are performed. Home to smaller performances, chamber music and fashion shows are the drama theatre which has 750 seats, and the studio theatre which holds 300.
As well as performance space, the theatre has a banquet hall on the eighth floor, a culture exhibition hall on the first floor, a coffee house and an underground garage which can hold more than 170 cars.
A symbol of Shanghai's cultural emergence, the Grand Theatre remains one of the city's most recognizable and important buildings.
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