Wei-Wu-Ying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts

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Wei-Wu-Ying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts is a major performing arts complex in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, known for its large-scale, organically flowing architecture and diverse cultural venues.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural complex
performing arts center
alsoKnownAs Wei-Wu-Ying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
surface form: National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)

Wei-Wu-Ying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
surface form: Weiwuying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
architect Francine Houben
Mecanoo
architecturalStyle contemporary architecture
organic architecture
climateAdaptationFeature large canopies providing shade and ventilation
constructionStartDate 2010
country Formosa
surface form: Taiwan
floorArea approximately 141000 square meters
formerUseOfSite military training base
function cultural events venue
dance performances
music performances
opera performances
performing arts venue
theater performances
hasPart Concert Hall
Opera House
Outdoor Theater
Playhouse
Recital Hall
inception 2007
languageOfOfficialName Chinese
locatedIn Fengshan District
Kaohsiung
southern Taiwan
namedAfter Weiwuying (military camp)
notableFeature integration with Weiwuying Metropolitan Park
organically flowing architecture
single sweeping roof form
officialNameInChinese Wei-Wu-Ying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts self-linksurface differs
surface form: 國家藝術文化中心衛武營國家藝術文化中心
openingDate 2018-10-13
operator National Performing Arts Center (Taiwan)
ownedBy Ministry of Culture (Taiwan)
publicTransitAccess Fongshan West–Weiwuying station
publicTransitSystem Kaohsiung MRT Orange Line
seatingCapacity Concert Hall: about 1981
Opera House: about 2236
Playhouse: about 1210
Recital Hall: about 434
approximately 6000
significance major cultural landmark in southern Taiwan
one of the largest performing arts centers in the world under a single roof
surroundedBy Weiwuying Metropolitan Park

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wei-Wu-Ying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts alsoKnownAs Wei-Wu-Ying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
this entity surface form: Weiwuying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
Wei-Wu-Ying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts alsoKnownAs Wei-Wu-Ying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
this entity surface form: National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)
Mecanoo designed Wei-Wu-Ying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
Wei-Wu-Ying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts officialNameInChinese Wei-Wu-Ying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 國家藝術文化中心衛武營國家藝術文化中心