The project appraisal board on September 9 presented the two best blueprints to Nguyen The Thao, Chairman of the Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee.   

According to the municipal Department of Architectural Planning, the new Thang Long opera house will be built on an area of 22 hectares in the West Lake area.

It will have a 1,200-1,500-seat theatre, a 1,800-seat multi-functional area and an area for outdoor performances.

At present, almost all performances in Hanoi are held in the Hanoi Opera House and the Au Co Performing Arts Centre, which have 900 seats and 730 seats, respectively.