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National Taichung Theater
臺中國家歌劇院
Address	No. 101, Section 2, Huilai Road
Location	Situn, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates	24°9′46″N 120°38′26″E / 24.16278°N 120.64056°E
Owner	National Performing Arts Center [zh]
Type	Opera house
Capacity	2,014 (grand theater)
Construction
Opened	23 November 2014 (partial); 30 September 2016 (official)
Architect	Toyo Ito
Structural engineer	Evergreen Consulting Engineering
Website
	en.npac-ntt.org

The National Taichung Theater (Chinese: 臺中國家歌劇院; pinyin: Táizhōng Guójiā Gējù Yuàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-Tiong Kok-Ka Koa-Ke̍k-Īⁿ) is an opera house in the Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone in the Xitun District of Taichung, Taiwan. The estimated area of the structure is 57,685 square meters (620,920 sq ft). It was designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito in collaboration with Cecil Balmond at Arup AGU. It was contracted on 11 November 2009 with construction planned for 45 months. The venue had a partial opening on 23 November 2014.^[3] It was officially opened in 2016.^[4]

History

1992: Taiwan government first proposed as National Musical House
2002: Jason Hu proposed to build in Taichung
2003: 6 billion TWD was allocated to the budget^{[citation needed]}
2006: Contracted with a local company
2009: Contract signed with Toyo Ito
23 November 2014: Completed, opening ceremony held
2015: Closed for additional works to improve safety of visitors
25 August 2016: The National Taichung Theater became an artistic affiliate of the National Performing Arts Center