The Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Шаблон:Zh) is a multipurpose performance facility in the Tsim Sha Tsui area of Hong Kong. Located at Salisbury Road, it was founded by the former Urban Council and, after 2000, is administered by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong Government. It is a place for a wide variety of cultural performances.
Location
The centre is located on the southwestern tip of Tsim Sha Tsui,
on the former location of the Kowloon Station of the Kowloon-Canton
Railway. Adjacent to the centre on the west is the Tsim Sha Tsui
Ferry Pier of the Star Ferry, while to the east are the Hong Kong
Space Museum and Hong Kong Museum of Art. The historic Clock
Tower stands between the centre and the pier.
Performance and other
facilities
- The Concert Hall, with 2,019 seats, is an oval
two-tiered auditorium finished with high quality oak, and includes
an adjustable acoustic canopy and curtains. It is the home of the
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. It houses an 8,000-pipe pipe
organ, the largest in Asia, built by
Austrian firm
Rieger Orgelbau. It has been recorded by Christopher Herrick on
Organ Fireworks VIII..
- The Grand Theatre, with 1,734 seats in three tiers, was
designed for large scale opera, ballet, and musicals..
The Hong Kong Film Award presentation ceremony also takes place in
there.
- The Studio Theatre, with 300 to 496 seats depending upon
the set-up, can accommodate smaller-scale theatre and performance
works.
- Exhibition Gallery
-
4 foyer exhibition areas.
-
11 rehearsal and practice rooms.
See also
Шаблон:Commonscat
- List of concert halls
- Music of Hong Kong
External
links