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National Grand Theatre  ·  国家大剧院

    

Type:  Architecture, Cultural

Designed by French architect Paul Andreu, this stunning glass and titanium dome structure that rises out of a sheet of water looks out of this world - as if an alien spacecraft descended into the heart of Beijing.

Related attractions: Forbidden City, Simatai Great Wall, Bird's Nest - National Stadium, Water Cube - National Aquatics Centre, Lama Temple Yonghegong
Address: Xicheng District, No. 2 West Chang An Avenue (Xi Chang An Jie)
Address (Chinese): 西城区西长安街2号
Phone:(010) 66550988
Directions:Subway Line 2 - TianAnMen West station. A short walk away from Tiananmen Square and the south gate of the Forbidden City.

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Affordable Vacations in Asia    posted Oct 26, 2010
We arrived at the National Grand Theater before 9am. "The Egg" is an opera house and cultural center. This is one of the modern structures in Beijing, built before the Beijing Olympics in 2008. It was a sight to...

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