
科伦坡市
科伦坡是斯里兰卡的首都,是一座充满活力的城市,融合了传统与现代。它拥有殖民时期的建筑、热闹的市场和宁静的佛教寺庙。科伦坡拥有多元化的美食、不断延伸的天际线和美丽的海滩,是充满活力的商业、文化和旅游中心,也是探索斯里兰卡奇观的门户。
Nelum Pokuna
Sri Lanka has a history of theatrical productions for over 2500 years. Centuries ago, theatrical arts were patronized by those of royal lineage and good artistes were rewarded generously. However, after the fall of the kings, theatrical productions were patronized by the state anymore and the performers suffered. It has been a dream of Sri Lankan artistes to be given the opportunity to perform on a high-end stage before thousands of people who would appreciate their talents and offer them patronage.
Nelum Pokuna Auditorium in Sri Lanka: The Concept of the Lotus Pond
The concept of Nelum Pokuna, which literally translates to ‘Lotus Pond’, was created by former president Mahinda Rajapaksa in order to honor Sri Lanka’s history of theater by offering performers state patronage. The idea was to provide an ideal place, in the heart of Colombo, for talented artists to exhibit their abilities and build a rapport with other performers on a local and international scale.
In addition the community was also offered the opportunity to appreciate the arts and culture while providing financial backing to the performers with their patronage. The Nelum Pokuna is intended as the Best Performing Arts Venue in the entirety of South East Asia, on par with some of the best theatres in the world such as Sydney Opera House, Covent Garden, Teatro Real de Madrid, Wiener Staatsoper and etc.
Nelum Pokuna Auditorium in Sri Lanka: Five Things you need to know
- The design of Nelum Pokuna was done by the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design but carried out under the guidance of local professional architects.
- The structural design was inspired by the lotus pond in Polonnaruwa.
- Construction was carried out by China as part of an agreement with the Sri Lankan government.
- The agreement was signed in 15th March 2006 and construction began at the address: No 110 Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 07.
- The funding for the construction of Nelum Pokuna, which came to around Sri Lankan Rupees 3 Billion, was covered by a grant from the Chinese government.
Nelum Pokuna Auditorium in Sri Lanka: The Structure of the Lotus Pond
The Nelum Pokuna is for large scale productions and has two main venues; the main auditorium and the amphitheatre. The theatre consists of 7 floors in total; 5 floors above ground and 2 floors below ground level. The total height is 28m, and the total floor area is 15,562 square meters.
Seating Layout
The main auditorium is composed of 3 tiers, the main ground tier and two balconies. The ground tier and the third tier are for common use, while the middle tier is for VIP use.
Total seating capacity: 1288
Stage Lighting
Around 500 lighting units have been installed for performance illumination, in six lighting battens right over the stage and either side. The system is controlled by a HDL 2011 lighting control system.
Sound Systems
Two modern sound mixers (Soundcraft MH4 and MH3) are available with the best specifications. The sound system also includes over 45 JBL brand speakers.
The Amphitheatre
The rooftop of Nelum Pokuna has an open-air theater in proper Greek fashion with a 12m x 15m stage and a stepped seating area for over three hundred people. It is used for smaller productions.
关于科伦坡区
科伦坡是斯里兰卡最大的城市和商业中心,位于岛屿西海岸,毗邻斯里兰卡首都斯里贾亚瓦德纳普拉科特。科伦坡是一座繁忙而充满活力的城市,融合了现代生活、殖民时期的建筑和遗址,城市人口为647,100人。科伦坡都会区由科伦坡、加姆珀哈和卡卢特勒三个区组成,人口估计为5,648,000人,占地面积3,694.20平方公里。科伦坡是一座多民族、多文化的城市,也是斯里兰卡人口最多的城市,市区内居住着642,163人。科伦坡的人口由多个民族组成,主要包括僧伽罗人、摩尔人和泰米尔人。城内还居住着一些小型社区,包括华人、葡萄牙人、荷兰人、马来人和印度人,以及众多欧洲侨民。绝大多数斯里兰卡企业的总部都设在科伦坡。这些企业涉及的行业包括化工、纺织、玻璃、水泥、皮革制品、家具和珠宝。市中心坐落着南亚第二高的建筑——世界贸易中心。
关于西部省
西部省是斯里兰卡人口最稠密的省份。立法首都斯里贾亚瓦德纳普拉科特和国家行政及商业中心科伦坡均位于此。西部省分为三个主要区:科伦坡区(642平方公里)、加姆珀哈区(1,386.6平方公里)和卡卢特勒区(1,606平方公里)。作为斯里兰卡的经济中心,所有大型本土和国际企业都在此设立办事处,所有主要的设计师品牌和商业街零售商也都在此设立,所以准备好在西部省尽情享受购物的乐趣吧。西部省是斯里兰卡人口最多的省份,岛上几乎所有顶尖的教育机构都位于这里。该省的大学包括科伦坡大学、斯里贾亚瓦德纳普拉大学、凯拉尼亚大学、斯里兰卡开放大学、斯里兰卡佛教与巴利语大学、约翰·科特拉瓦拉将军国防大学和莫拉图沃大学。西部省拥有全国最多的学校,包括国立学校、省立学校、私立学校和国际学校。