35-495: NCPA may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] National Centre for the Performing Arts (China) National Centre for the Performing Arts (India) Other uses [ edit ] Northern California Power Agency National Center for Policy Analysis National Collegiate Pickleball Association National Conference of Police Associations,
70-478: A detailed investigation and used concrete to pour an underground wall from the highest water level of the groundwater to the 60-meter underground clay layer. This vast "bucket" formed by subterranean concrete walls can enclose the foundation of the NCPA. The water pump draws the water out of the "bucket" so that no matter how the water pumped in the foundation, the groundwater outside the "bucket" will not be affected, and
105-497: A drum when the rain falls. The anti-noise problem between theater to theater and theater to outside is solved by the use of a technique called "sound gate". NCPA is surrounded by an artificial lake, although the winter temperatures in Beijing sometimes fall below zero degrees Celsius and the lake does not freeze in the winter. It is achieved by the use of a closed circulation system, with constant temperature groundwater injected into
140-461: A giant aircraft carrier weighing 1 million tons. Such tremendous buoyancy is enough to hold up the entire theater. The traditional solution is to pump groundwater out continuously, but the result of pumping groundwater is that a 5-km-wide "groundwater funnel" will be formed underground near the theatre area, causing settlement of surrounding grounds, and even ground buildings may appear crack. To solve this problem, engineers and technicians have conducted
175-597: A singular "Chang'an Avenue". In 2009 the road was widened to 10 lanes, as part of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China . Chang'an Avenue is the road directly before Tian'anmen gate and to the north of Tian'anmen Square . Because of its location, Chang'an Avenue has been associated with a number of important events in Chinese history, such as the Tian'anmen Square protests of 1989 (including
210-411: A total cost of 3.067 billion yuan. The centre contains an opera hall, music hall, theater and art exhibition halls, restaurants, audio shops, and other supporting facilities. The exterior of the NCPA is a steel structural shell. It has a semi-ellipsoidal shape. The length of the long axis in the east-west direction of the plane projection is 212.20 m (696.2 ft), the length of the short axis in
245-689: Is a major thoroughfare in Beijing , China. Chang'an ( simplified Chinese : 长安 ; traditional Chinese : 長安 ; pinyin : Cháng'ān ) is also the old name for Xi'an which was the capital of China during the Western Han dynasty , the Tang dynasty and other periods. The Avenue has also been referred to as the Shili Changjie ( simplified Chinese : 十里长街 ; traditional Chinese : 十里長街 ; pinyin : Shílǐ Chǎngjiē ), meaning
280-583: Is between Guomao Bridge of East Third Ring Road and Xinxing Bridge of West Third Ring Road (including Tiananmen area). The East and West Chang'an Streets were built as part of the Imperial City of Beijing . East Chang'an Street originally ran from the Left Chang'an Gate (on the east side of the square before Tian'anmen gate) to the Dongdan gate, and West Chang'an Street originally ran from
315-478: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages National Centre for the Performing Arts (China) The National Centre for the Performing Arts ( NCPA ) ( 国家大剧院 ), colloquially described as The Giant Egg (巨蛋), is an arts centre containing an opera house in Xicheng , Beijing , China . Designed by French architect Paul Andreu , the NCPA opened in 2007 and
350-456: Is fresh and elegant, suitable for playing massive symphonies , folk music , and can hold various concerts with 1859 seats (including stand seats). The music hall has the largest organ in the country, which can meet the needs of multiple genres works. Also, the digital wall, the abstract embossed ceiling with modern aesthetics, the GRC wall surface, the turtleback soundboard, and other designs can make
385-517: Is the largest theatre complex in Asia. The NCPA is semi-spherical in appearance, with a long axis length of 212.20 meters in the east-west direction, a short axis length of 143.64 meters in the north-south direction, a height of 46.285 meters, an area of 119,900 square meters, and a total construction area of approximately 165,000 square meters, including 105,000 square meters of main buildings and 60,000 square meters of underground, auxiliary facilities, with
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#1732783914340420-483: The Beijing railway station and Beijing west railway station are located near Chang'an Avenue. Line 1 of the Beijing Subway runs under Chang'an Avenue. Because of its sensitive location, special regulations apply to Chang'an Avenue. For example, trucks and freight vehicles are banned day and night, and no commercial advertising is allowed on the street. Note: This article considers Chang'an Avenue as
455-516: The NCPA, with gorgeous gold colour. Mainly staged opera, dance, ballet, and large-scale performances. The auditorium of the Opera Hall has one floor of a performance pool and three floors of the auditorium. There are 2,207 seats available. The Opera Hall has an advanced stage with push, pull, ascending, descending and turning functions, tiltable ballet table and an elevating pool which can accommodate up to three bands. Music Hall The music hall
490-631: The Right Chang'an Gate (on the west side of the same square) to the Xidan gate. The north side of the square, between the two Chang'an Gates, became a road after 1912 and was named " Zhongshan Road ", after Sun Yat-sen . In 1940, the Inner City wall was breached at Jianguomen and Fuxingmen respectively, due east and west of the ends of the East and West Chang'an Street. Streets extending from the ends of
525-643: The Ten Li Long Street, China's No. 1 Avenue and No. 1 Avenue of the Divine Land . "Chang'an Avenue" is often used as a synecdoche for the government in Beijing, akin to using "the Beltway" to refer to the American federal government. Chang'an Avenue starts from Dongdan in the east and ends at Xidan in the west. Tiananmen and Tiananmen Square are located at the north and south of
560-475: The Theater has advanced stage machinery and equipment, which can turn unique creation into the reality of performance. Its unique extended lip design is in line with the characteristics of traditional Chinese theatre performances. The NCPA also distributes filmed and recorded performances of its concerts, plays and operas through the in-house label NCPA Classics, established in 2016. The initial planned cost of
595-464: The building area underground. It is the most in-depth underground project of public buildings in Beijing. The deepest place is 32.5 meters, which is directly below the stage of the opera hall. 17 meters under the NCPA is the ancient river channel of the Yongding River in Beijing. The ground below the NCPA contains abundant groundwater . The buoyancy generated by this groundwater could support
630-488: The capital of the country and an international city of great importance. His design, with large open space, water, trees, was specially designed to complement the red walls of ancient buildings and the Great Hall of the People , in order to melt into the surroundings as opposed to standing out against them. Internally, there are three major performance halls: Opera Hall Opera Hall is the most magnificent building in
665-458: The center of the Avenue, respectively. The Avenue consists of two parts, West Chang'an Avenue and East Chang'an Avenue. The extension line extends east–west with Tiananmen Square as the center, extends westward to Shougang area, Yongding River and Western Hills , and extends eastward to Beijing City Sub-center , Grand Canal and Chaobai River . The core area of Chang'an Avenue and its extension
700-433: The cleaning cost for the external surface would be at least tens of millions CNY, and with another maintenance cost, the total could easily exceed one billion CNY. Therefore, at least 80 percent of the annual operational costs must be subsidized by the government for at least the first three years after the opening, and for the rest of its operational life, at least 60 percent of the annual operational cost must be subsidized by
735-568: The cost is averaged out, each seat is worth about half a million CNY. The Chinese government answered that the theater is not a for profit venture. The government sanctioned study completed in 2004 by the Research Academy of Economic & Social Development of the Dongbei University of Finance and Economics , of the upkeep costs of the building were publicized in domestic Chinese media: The water and electricity bills and
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#1732783914340770-606: The famous confrontation of the Tank Man ), the May 4th Movement and the funeral procession of Zhou Enlai . During important celebrations in the People's Republic of China , military parades are conducted on Chang'an Avenue, with the procession travelling from East to West along the avenue, passing before Tiananmen gate. For this reason, the avenue is surfaced with reinforced concrete, to prevent tanks and other heavy vehicles from damaging
805-737: The government. The director of the art committee of the National Centre for the Performing Arts and the standing committee member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference , Mr Wu Zuqiang (吴祖强) and the publicist / deputy director of the National Centre for the Performing Arts Mr Deng Yijiang (邓一江) have announced that 70 percent of the tickets would be sold at low price for ordinary citizens, while 10% of
840-545: The lake surface, so the water temperature of the artificial lake can be maintainede above zero degrees in winter. The location, immediately to the west of Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People , and near the Forbidden City , combined with the theatre's futuristic design, created considerable controversy. Paul Andreu countered that although there is indeed value in ancient traditional Chinese architecture, Beijing must also include modern architecture, as
875-477: The more than 18,000 pieces of titanium metal plates, only four are the same shape. The titanium metal plate is specially oxidized, and its surface metallic lustre is very textured and has a consistent colour for 15 years. The middle part is an involute glass curtain wall, which is made up of more than 1,200 pieces of ultra-white glass. The ellipsoidal shell surrounds the artificial lake, with a surface area of 34,300 square meters, all channels and entrances located below
910-465: The north-south direction is 143.64 m (471.3 ft), and the height of the building is 46.285 m (151.85 ft), which is slightly lower than the Great Hall of the People by 3.32 meters. The deepest part of the foundation reaches 32.5 m (107 ft). It is as tall as ten floors. The large theatre shell is made up of more than 18,000 pieces of titanium metal plates , covering an area of more than 30,000 m (320,000 sq ft). Of
945-578: The precursor organization to the International Union of Police Associations Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title NCPA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NCPA&oldid=1247607047 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
980-407: The rain falls on the glass surface, it will not leave water stains. At the same time, nanotechnology also dramatically reduces the adhesion of dust. To test the noise generated by raindrops falling on the domes with ten football fields, the scientists conducted repeated experiments. Experiments have shown that if effective noise prevention is not carried out, the sound in the entire dome will be like
1015-457: The sound spread evenly and gently, making the music hall realize the combination of architectural aesthetics and acoustic aesthetics. Theatre Hall The theater is the most national theater of the NCPA, with Chinese red as the primary colour. Mainly staged dramas, operas, local operas, and other performances. The auditorium has one performance pool and three floors of the auditorium with a total of 1,036 seats (including stand seats). The stage of
1050-492: The surface. Located along Chang'an Avenue and near Tian'anmen Square are the Great Hall of the People , Zhongnanhai , and central government buildings. The National Museum of China , National Centre for the Performing Arts , Wangfujing , Beijing Concert Hall and the headquarters of the central bank of China, the People's Bank of China , and the Cultural Palace of Nationalities are also on Chang'an Avenue. Both
1085-439: The surrounding buildings will be safe. The 6,750-ton steel beam frame made the largest dome. The structure of the NCPA is composed of a single curved steel beam. More than 18,000 pieces of titanium metal plate and more than 1,200 pieces of ultra-white transparent glass form a massive shell of 2,000 square meters. The world's largest dome is not supported by a pillar. The outer layer of the dome coated with nano materials , and when
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1120-415: The theatre was 2.688 billion yuan. When the construction had completed, the total cost rose to more than CNY3 billion. The major cause of the cost increase was a delay for reevaluation and subsequent minor changes as a precaution after a Paris airport terminal building collapsed. The cost has been a major source of controversy because many believed that it is nearly impossible to recover the investment. When
1155-552: The tickets would be sold at relatively expensive prices for separate market segments, and the 60% of annual operating cost needed to be subsidized by the government would be divided between the central government and the Beijing municipal government. 39°54′12″N 116°23′1″E / 39.90333°N 116.38361°E / 39.90333; 116.38361 Chang%27an Avenue Chang'an Avenue ( simplified Chinese : 长安街 ; traditional Chinese : 長安街 ; pinyin : Cháng'ān Jiē ), literally " Eternal Peace Street ",
1190-419: The two Chang'an Streets were widened to become Jianguomen Inner and Outer Streets and Fuxingmen Inner and Outer Streets. The two Chang'an Streets thus became part of a major thoroughfare into and out of the Inner City, now considered the "extended" Chang'an Avenue. The two Chang'an Gates were demolished in 1952 to expand Tiananmen Square, after which the two Chang'an Streets and Zhongshan Road were merged, becoming
1225-487: The water surface. Pedestrians need to enter the performance hall from an 80-meter underwater passage. NCPA located on the south side of Chang'an Street , in the heart of Beijing. According to the requirements of Beijing's overall planning, the height of the NCPA cannot exceed the height of the Great Hall of the People (46 meters), but the functional requirements of the NCPA exceed this, requiring underground development. The NCPA extends ten stories underground, making 60% of
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