Wales Millennium Centre
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This architecturally stunning performing arts hub showcases world-class theater, dance, and opera in a distinctive bronze shell building. The innovative design features illuminated Welsh poetry windows and celebrates Wales' industrial heritage
“Inviting comparisons to Bilbao's Guggenheim, Cardiff's main arts complex (known locally as "The Armadillo" for its coppery, shingled exterior) is an extraordinary building, inside and out.”
– Fodor's
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The roof above the main entrance is pierced by 2m-high letter-shaped windows, spectacularly backlit at night, which spell out phrases from Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis." Full review
Rough Guide "From the spectacular, super-sized Wales Millennium Centre and the Welsh Assembly, to more venerable buildings like the Neo-Gothic Pierhead and the sublime little Norwegian church – which..."
Rough Guide "When it comes to urban attractions, the Wales Millennium Centre is a fantastic place to take in a wide range of performing arts, whether it’s recitals by the Welsh National Opera or..."
Independent "You'll be drawn to the gleaming slate-and-bronze wave of the Millennium Centre, where the Welsh National Opera perform. On the façade, the words 'In These Stones Horizons Sing' by poet..."
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Lonely Planet "Experience the Welsh knack for storytelling and singing at Wales Millennium Centre, a first-class theater, dance and music venue"
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Lonely Planet "You'll be dazzled by architectural wonders like the great bronze shell of the Wales Millennium Centre, where the Welsh National Opera performs"
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