Auditorio Metropolitano[1] (originally Auditorio Siglo XXI) is an indoor amphitheatre located in Puebla, Mexico. It was designed by famed Mexican architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez.[2]
Metropolitan Auditorium | |
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| Former names | Auditorio Siglo XXI (2005-14) |
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| Address | Calle Sirio #2926 Reserva Territorial Atlixcáyotl 72560 Puebla, PUE, Mexico |
| Location | Angelópolis |
| Coordinates | 19°02′06″N 98°14′13″W / 19.035036601850027°N 98.23684094374846°W |
| Owner | Organismo Convenciones y Parques |
| Capacity | 5,634 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2002 |
| Opened | 1 January 2005 |
| Architect | Pedro Ramírez Vázquez |
| General contractor | Proyectos y Estudios Especializados de México S.A. de C.V. |
Building details | |
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| General information | |
| Renovated | September 2014—January 2015 |
| Renovation cost | $416.9 million |
| Renovating team | |
| Main contractor | Trena S.A. de C.V. |
About
editThe venue was commissioned in 2001, with construction beginning in 2002. The music hall opened January 2005, as a part of the Centro de Convenciones Puebla William O. Jenkins. It was known for its facade made of talavera tiles. In 2014, the venue began a controversial renovation removing the tiles with tempered glass.[3] These changes were protested by Vázquez's son. Renovations began September 2014. During this time, a contest was held to rename the concert venue. In December 2014, it was announced the name was changing to Auditorio Metropolitano.
Noted performers
edit- Alejandra Guzmán
- Alejandro Fernández
- Andrés Calamaro
- Backstreet Boys
- Bryan Adams
- Chicago
- Daniel Boaventura
- David Bisbal
- Edith Márquez
- Emmanuel
- Enrique Iglesias
- Fernando Delgadillo
- Franco De Vita
- Gloria Gaynor
- Il Divo
- Intocable
- Jethro Tull
- Juanes
- Judas Priest
- La Gusana Ciega
- Los Tigres Del Norte
- Luis Miguel
- Manuel Mijares
- Marco Antonio Solís
- Margarita La Diosa de la Cumbia
- Roberto Carlos
- Santana
- Sarah Brightman
- Silvio Rodríguez
- Wisin & Yandel
References
edit- ^ Cruz, Elvia (15 January 2015). "Auditorio Siglo XXI ahora se llamará Auditorio Metropolitano Puebla" [21st Century Auditorium will now be called Puebla Metropolitan Auditorium]. Diario Cambio (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Lo que no sabías del Auditorio Metropolitano de Puebla" [What you did not know about the Metropolitan Auditorium of Puebla]. Puebla Dos22 (in Spanish). 24 April 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Inicia modernización del Auditorio Siglo XXI de Puebla" [Modernisation of the XXI Century Auditorium of Puebla begins]. Poblanerías (in Spanish). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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