Stopera

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Stopera is a prominent complex in central Amsterdam that houses both the city hall and the Dutch National Opera & Ballet.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf building complex
civic building
cultural venue
architect Cees Dam
Wilhelm Holzbauer
architecturalStyle modernist architecture
city Amsterdam
constructionCost high and politically controversial
constructionStartDate 1982
coordinates 52.3667°N 4.9025°E
country Netherlands
culturalInstitutionResident Dutch National Opera & Ballet
surface form: Dutch National Ballet

Dutch National Opera & Ballet
surface form: Dutch National Opera
etymology portmanteau of stadhuis and opera
floorCount multiple floors
hasAuditorium main opera and ballet auditorium
hasControversy public protests during planning and construction
hasFunction ballet theatre
municipal government
opera house
performing arts venue
hasNickname Stopera
hasPart Royal Palace of Amsterdam
surface form: Amsterdam City Hall

Muziektheater
Nationale Opera & Ballet
houses Royal Palace of Amsterdam
surface form: Amsterdam City Hall

Dutch National Opera & Ballet
Nationale Opera & Ballet
languageOfNativeName Dutch
locatedIn Amsterdam
Amsterdam-Centrum
Netherlands
Waterlooplein area
locatedNear Joods Historisch Museum
Waterlooplein square
locatedOn Amstel River
managedBy Municipality of Amsterdam
nativeName Stopera self-link
openingDate 1986
operaComponent Muziektheater
ownedBy Municipality of Amsterdam
partOf Amsterdam-Centrum
surface form: Amsterdam city centre
publicTransitAccess Waterlooplein metro station
seatingCapacity approximately 1600 for opera and ballet
stadhuisComponent Amsterdam City Hall
usedFor ballet performances
city administration
concerts
cultural events
opera performances

Referenced by (4)

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

Stopera hasNickname Stopera
Blauwbrug hasViewOf Stopera
Stopera nativeName Stopera self-link