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Hanoi Opera House

Hanoi Opera House is a great project that the French government has built in the early twentieth century. It is started construction in 1901 and finish in 1911.

Where we sit formerly a land of wetlands in two villages belonging Thach Tan and Tay Luong Phuc Lan General Tho Xuong district. In 1899 city council meeting under the chairmanship of Richard - Hanoi's envoy proposed on full rights for construction Fourer Theatre.
Author blueprints two architects Harlay and Broyer. The design must be modified much by the comments of many architects.


Works commenced on June 7, 1901, under the technical supervision of urban inspectors - architects Harlay - one of the two authors designed. Person in charge of the construction is two he Travary and Savelon.

The leveling was very strenuous. Every day there are 300 workers, 35,000 bamboo poles are closed with concrete blocks 90 cm thick. Works to use than 12000m3 materials, nearly 600 tons of steel. Buildings occupied area of 2600m2, the project is 87m in length, 30m in width, the highest point of the building above the road is 34m. The front of the building very superficial world, the many steps overlooking the large square (now called Revolution Square in August), The long-running steps before Theatres ago to pick up the car straight colonial officials to see.

Inside the theater formerly wide stage and a main auditorium has an area of 24x24m, which accommodates 870 day seats, leather seats, upholstered in velvet some places. The middle floor has many small rooms for private audiences with tickets. Stairs between the second floor is a large hall. Parts and hallway stairs on either side. Behind the theater is a room of Management, has 18 suites for makeup actor, theater room 2, 1 library and meeting rooms. To the second-floor front room was very splendid mirror. Funding approved Theater building at that time was 2,000,000 French Francs.

Theatre then be used as venues for classical art forms like Opera, chamber music, drama ... for the upper classes of French officials and a handful of wealthy Vietnamese. Performance schedule that time there 4 times a week on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

Since its completion, the Opera House has served as one of the important cultural centers of the capital, the scene of frequent cultural activities, art performances. The Opera House was the birthplace and honoring theater stage with Vietnam, as well as art forms symphonic, choral, opera, ballet.

Not only that, the theater was a place bearing the imprint of history, once the seat of the National Assembly of Vietnam's first independent meeting and adoption of the Constitution in 1946, the first constitution of Vietnam government as well as the Union list Resistance North Vietnam; National Resistance Commissioner; National Advisory Group.

Hanoi Opera House has a great value in terms of Lic history, architecture and its value scratchy. It is evidence of the development history and social culture of Hanoi and Vietnam about the same period of French domination, is a relic of a period of architectural development in Vietnam late nineteenth century early twentieth century. Hanoi Opera House and Theatre Square was the scene of great historical events associated with the August Revolution and the early years of the State of Vietnam Democratic Republic.

- On 08/17/1945 at Theatre Square rally was held in front Vietnamese Minh City eye.
- On 29/08/1945 Daon Vietnamese NLF North to Hanoi launches Square Hanoi Opera House.
- On 16/09/1945 at Theatre Square was held golden week.
- Early May 10/1945 held on Southern resistance at Theater Square.
- On 05.03.1945 the National Assembly of Vietnam Democratic Republic the first meeting at Hanoi Opera House.
- On 2/9/1946 1 year anniversary rally governments North Vietnam and that was the day Uncle Ho was first set foot in the Hanoi Opera House.

- International Meeting Date 28.10.1946 Key II through the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and since then the Hanoi Opera House is where Parliament had the first meeting, the second, fourth and little lock design Next to the date of Ba Dinh Hall.

- Hanoi Opera House is the place witnessed the first moments of peace in our country, is a witness to the revolution of Hanoi. Since then the theater has always been the center of meetings, conferences and important meetings shows high artistic union of the art domestic and international.

After nearly a hundred years of use, Theatre greatly degraded. The space inside: from decorations, materials, colors and amenities available to the thuiat important equipment for Theatre old were increasingly outdated, no longer true with the standards of the demonstration of international nature. About Outer Space Theatre increasingly appear inconsistent much work easy break space of theater architecture. Therefore Hanoi Opera House to be upgraded and renovated a broader, more comprehensive to meet as a cultural center not only typical of Hanoi, the country but also of the whole southeast Asia.

Hanoi Opera House is a structure unique to the outstanding value of the history, culture, architecture and art. A rare component of urban and architectural capital, contributing to the establishment of our country face today in the field of culture, created the necessary prerequisites for the expansion of cultural exchange, in the cause of development economic and social development today, especially in the fight to revive the national culture.

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