The National Centre for the Performing Arts is a building that was envisioned and designed by the architect Paul Andreu. It is located in Beijing, China and it often revered to as “The Giant Egg.” It is a beautifully shaped building that sits in the midst of an artificial lake. It seats 5,452 people and contains three halls. It is also a relatively new building, as it was begun in December of 2001. I like the building because it has a very modern appearance, and it is very open. There are stairways in the building that people use to enter the establishment that are located underwater as well as an entirely glass and titanium outer shell. The three major performing venues are the Opera Hall, The Music Hall and the Theatre Hall. The Theatre Hall is the smallest and the Opera Hall is the largest and also contains the most seats.