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Ho Chi Minh City Theater is located in a convenient location in the city center. The theatre is considered a central, multi-purpose theatre, specializing in organizing artistic theatre performances, and is also used for managing music. Host many significant events. City Opera House is the oldest theatre in Western European architecture and is considered a city’s tourist attraction.
After capturing Cochinchina in 1863, the French government invited a singing troupe to perform in Saigon to entertain the French crusaders. At first, the group performed temporarily at the wooden house of the Admiralty’s palace at Clock Square (Place de l’Horloge) (the corner of Nguyen Du – Dong Khoi today). Later, a temporary theatre was established where the Caravelle Hotel is today. In 1898, the Opera House was started right next to the old theatre and was inaugurated on January 1, 1900.
The People’s Council of Ho Chi Minh City approved a theatre refurbishment project in November 2007, with an estimated cost of 1.6 billion VND. In this program, the architectural restoration parts are listed as follows:
Tile roofs with materials were made according to that time’s pattern (1900).
Replace seats with cushion seats (reduce the number of seats from 559 to 500); replace floor tiles.
Restoration of the statues inside the theatre and the sculptures on the wall according to the original model.
The project was completed at the end of 2009. The company that organizes cultural shows has received a grant of € 160,000 from the City of Lyon (France) to equip the art lighting system at night. With Western European architecture, AHI roofing, provided by Global, really brings a breakthrough overall and is the highlight in the heart of the modern and bustling city center.
