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National Grand Theatre
National Grand Theatre (国家大剧院), situated west of the Beijing's central Tian'anmen Square, has a huge glass and titanium dome-shaped structure surrounded by water. It is regarded as the Egg due to its smooth The National Grand Theatre is
designed by the French architect Paul Andreu, the designer of the terminal of the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris.
The dome of the National Grand Theatre is 212 meters from east to west, 144 meters from north to south and 46 meters high. The main structure covers an area of 10.5 square meters and has capacity of 6,000 people. The inside space of the National Grand Theatre is open to the public and it consists of various areas: streets, plazas, restful spaces, shopping areas, restaurants and waiting lounges.
It is said the National Grand Theatre is the largest complex theatre. The main entrance is at the north side. Guests arrive in the building after walking through a hallway that goes underneath the lake. The titanium shell is broken by a glass curtain in north-south direction that gradually widens from top to bottom.
Add.: No., West Changan Street, Xicheng District
Ticket Price: RMB30
Opening Hours: 13:00-17:00 from Tuesday to Sunday (16:30 stop selling tickets)
09:30-17:00 on Statutory Holidays (16:30 stop selling tickets)
How to get there: Take Bus No. 1, 5, 10, 37, 52, 99, 728, get off at Tiananmen West Station
Take Bus No. 9, T2, 646, get off at Beijing Gongdian Ju and go west
Take Bus No. 44, 66, 67, T4, T7, 301, 337, 608, 626, 673 get off at Hepingmen East and go east, turn left at Bingbuwa Hutong
Take Subway Line1, get off at Tian’anmen West Station
Website: http://www.chncpa.org/ens/
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