Belém Cultural Center
| Belém Cultural Center | |
|---|---|
Centro Cultural de Belém | |
Belém Cultural Centre seen from the Padrão dos Descobrimentos | |
Interactive fullscreen map | |
| General information | |
| Type | Cultural centre, Concert hall, Convention centre |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| Location | Belém, Lisbon |
| Country | Portugal |
| Coordinates | 38°41′43″N 9°12′31″W / 38.69528°N 9.20861°W |
| Groundbreaking | 1989 |
| Opened | January 1992 |
| Owner | Fundação Centro Cultural de Belém |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Concrete, lioz |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Vittorio Gregotti with Manuel Salgado |
| Website | |
| ccb | |
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The Belém Cultural Center (Portuguese: Centro Cultural de Belém) is a complex of artistic venues located in Belém in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It is the largest building with cultural facilities in Portugal, with over 140,000 m2 (1,500,000 sq ft) of usable space. The centre was initially built to accommodate the programme of Portugal's Presidency of the European Council in 1992, but with the long-term goal of providing permanent venues for conferences, exhibitions and performance arts (such as opera, ballet and concerts), in addition to meeting halls, shops and cafés.