Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)
衛武營藝術文化中心
A theatre complex designed by Dutch architects and billed as the world’s largest single-roof theatre, with a wavy white roof over a free-to-enter Banyan Plaza and an adjoining city park.
The Weiwuying Metropolitan Arts Center was designed by the Dutch firm Mecanoo and opened in 2018. Four theatres (an opera house, concert hall, drama theatre and performance hall) sit under one wavy roof, which is said to be the largest single-roof theatre in the world. The open Banyan Plaza beneath the roof is free to enter, and you can stroll through it to cool off. You can also walk up the sloping outer roof for views. Next to it is Weiwuying Metropolitan Park, converted from an old army barracks. Tours and performances require tickets. Getting there: exit 6 of Weiwuying station on the Orange MRT line.
Opening hours
Public areas approx. 11:00–21:00; performance times vary by programme
Nearby sights
- Fengyi Academy
- Dadong Arts Center
- Science and Technology Museum
- Chengcing Lake
- Shinkuchan Shopping District
- Formosa Boulevard Station Dome of Light
- Liuhe Night Market
- 85 Sky Tower