| Tianjin Grand Theatre | |
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| Alternative names | Tianjin Cultural Center – Grand Theatre |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Modernist Architecture |
| Address | Yuexiu Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, China |
| Construction started | September 2009 |
| Completed | April 22, 2012 |
| Cost | ¥ 1.533 Billion |
| Height | 45 Meters |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 105,000 m² |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Gerkan, Marg and Partners; East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd. |
| Awards and prizes | National Luban Prize for Construction Project |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Meinhard von Gerkan, Stephan Schütz, Cui Zhongfang, Fang Chao |
Tianjin Grand Theatre, also known as the Tianjin Cultural Centre Grand Theatre, is located on the east side of the Tianjin Cultural Centre, Hexi District, Tianjin City, People's Republic of China. It is the largest venue in the Tianjin Cultural Centre. Designed by German GMP architectural company, the theatre adopts the style of modernist architecture. The construction of the Tianjin Grand Theatre started in 2009 and was completed and put into use on April 22, 2012. Its total construction space amounts to 105,000 m2. The theatre can seat 3,600 people, and costs 1.533 billion RMB in total.
Operas, dances, musicals, symphonies, Chinese modern dramas, and Chinese operas are all performed in the Tianjin Grand Theatre.[1] The number of various performances staged in a year reaches 300.
- ^ Melvin, Sheila (2012-05-31). "Grand Ambitions for Tianjin's Grand Theater". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-31.