Nelum Pokuna Theatre
The Nelum Pokuna Theatre (Sinhala: නෙළුම් පොකුණ මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ රඟහල, nelum pokuna rangahala; often known as Nelum Pokuna; the National Performing Arts Theatre before Mahinda Rajapaksa named the theatre after himself)[3] is a performing arts theatre in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The theatre opened on 15 December 2011.[4]
| නෙළුම් පොකුණ මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ රඟහල | |
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| Former names | National Performing Arts Theatre |
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| Location | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 6°54′39″N 79°51′48″E / 6.91083°N 79.86333°E |
| Owner | Government of Sri Lanka |
| Capacity | 1269 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2006–2011 |
| Opened | 15 December 2011 |
| Architect | Kahawita De Silva & Associates[1][2] |
| Structural engineer | Yanjian Group |
| Website | |
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Design and features
changeThe total cost of the project is thought to be 3,080 million LKR.[5] The People's Republic of China gave LKR 2430 million out of the total cost of the building.[6]
References
change- ↑ "Selected Projects". Kahawita De Silva & Associates. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ↑ "Design Awards". Kahawita De Silva & Associates. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ↑ "A President With A Jumbo Ego". Sunday Leader. 2012-01-01. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ "Nelum Pokuna". Daily Mirror. 2011-12-15. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ "National Performing Art Theatre soon". Archived from the original on 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ↑ "A National Treasure". Retrieved 2010-05-17.