Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay is a performing arts centre located in the of near the mouth of the . Named after the nearby Esplanade Park, it consists of two rounded structures: one housing a concert hall with about 1,600 seats; and the other a theatre with a capacity of about 2,000 for the performing arts.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: waterside building located alongside Marina Bay near the mouth of the Singapore River, purpose-built to be the center for performing arts for Singapore.
  • Also known as: “Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay”, “Esplanade theatre”, and “Esplanade Theatres on the Bay”
  • Address: 8 Raffles Avenue, Singapore, 039802
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Marina Bay and Merlion Park.

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is 's newest district, created on reclaimed land just east of . It includes the areas east of Shenton Way and Esplanade Dr.

Park
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is a famous Singapore landmark and a major tourist attraction, located at , , near the Central Business District. The Merlion is a mythical creature with a lion's head and a fish's tail that is widely used as a mascot and national personification of Singapore. is situated 440 metres south of Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay.

Museum
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The , often known exonymously as the National Gallery, is a public institution and national museum dedicated to art and culture located in the of . is situated 470 metres west of Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Core and Clifford Pier.

Suburb
The is the historic urban centre of and the country's primary commercial district. It contains the main central business district, with a high concentration of skyscrapers in , and .

Neighborhood
was a former located beside Collyer Quay at within the of the Central Area, Singapore. The pier, which opened in 1933, ceased operations in 2006.

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Latitude
1.28966° or 1° 17′ 23″ north
Longitude
103.85568° or 103° 51′ 21″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Inception
2002
Levels
4
Height
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
6PH57VQ4+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 97582570
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6951476
Wiki­data ID
Q559113
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إسبلاناد - مسارح على الخليج”
  • Chinese: “新加坡滨海艺术中心”
  • Chinese: “滨海艺术中心”
  • Chinese: “濱海藝術中心”
  • Czech: “Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay”
  • Dutch: “Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay”
  • Esperanto: “Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay”
  • German: “Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay”
  • Indonesian: “Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay”
  • Japanese: “エスプラネード・シアターズ・オン・ザ・ベイ”
  • Japanese: “エスプラネード”
  • Kazakh: “Ésplanada”
  • Kazakh: “Эспланада”
  • Kazakh: “ەسپلانادا”
  • Korean: “에스플라네이드 극장”
  • Korean: “에스플라네이드”
  • Korean: “에스플러네이드 시어터스 온 더 베이”
  • Malay: “Esplanade – Teater di Persisiran”
  • Malayalam: “എസ്‌പ്ലനേഡ്- തിയറ്റേർസ് ഓൺ ദ് ബേ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay”
  • Norwegian: “Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay”
  • Persian: “اسپلنید – تماشاخانه کنار خلیج”
  • Russian: “Эспланада (Сингапур)”
  • Russian: “Эспланада”
  • Spanish: “Esplanada - Teatros en la Bahia”
  • Spanish: “Esplanada - Teatros en la Bahía”
  • Ukrainian: “Еспланада — театр в затоці”
  • Vietnamese: “Các nhà hát Esplanade”
  • Vietnamese: “Cụm nhà hát Esplanade”

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