Nelum Pokuna Theatre

Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre
නෙළුම් පොකුණ මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ රඟහල
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Former namesNational Performing Arts Theatre
LocationColombo, Sri Lanka
Coordinates6°54′39″N 79°51′48″E / 6.91083°N 79.86333°E / 6.91083; 79.86333
OwnerGovernment of Sri Lanka
Capacity1269
Construction
Built2006–2011
Opened15 December 2011 (2011-12-15)
ArchitectKahawita De Silva & Associates[1][2]
Structural engineerYanjian Group
Website
www.nelumpokuna.com

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]

Design and features

The 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

  1. ↑ "Selected Projects". Kahawita De Silva & Associates. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
  2. ↑ "Design Awards". Kahawita De Silva & Associates. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
  3. ↑ "A President With A Jumbo Ego". Sunday Leader. 2012-01-01. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  4. ↑ "Nelum Pokuna". Daily Mirror. 2011-12-15. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  5. ↑ "National Performing Art Theatre soon". Archived from the original on 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  6. ↑ "A National Treasure". Retrieved 2010-05-17.