National Theatre
The National Theatre, Nigeria now known as The Wole Soyinka Center for Culture and Creative Arts, Nigeria is the primary centre for the performing arts in Nigeria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Facility
- Description: theater in Lagos, Nigeria
- Also known as: “National Arts Theatre”, “National Arts Theatre of Nigeria”, and “National Theatre, Nigeria”
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Photo: Omoeko Media, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Gallery of Modern Art and Lagos Terminus railway station.
National Gallery of Modern Art
Arts center
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The National Gallery of Modern Art, Lagos is a major art gallery in Lagos, the largest city of Nigeria. It is a permanent exhibition of the National Gallery of Art, a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation.
Lagos Terminus railway station
Railway station
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Lagos Terminus, also known as Lagos Iddo, has been the main railway station of the city of Lagos until 2021. The rail terminus is located on Iddo Island, nearby Lagos Island, near the Lagos mainland. Lagos Terminus railway station is situated 1½ km southeast of National Theatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mainland and Ijora.
Mainland
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The Mainland refers to a vast region of Lagos which is on the African mainland and not on islands. Lagos Mainland is the official name of a district which forms only a small part of the mainland.
Ijora
Ijora is a small district in Lagos State. The area used to be a swampy and water-logged area before the reclamation of land and further reconstruction was done on it to make it the Ijora of today, which is now an industrial estate.National Theatre
- Categories: theater building, tourist attraction, and monument
- Location: Apapa, Lagos State, South West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yoruba—“National Theatre” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “国家艺术剧院”
- Chinese: “國家藝術劇院”
- Chinese: “奈及利亞國家藝術劇院”
- French: “National Arts Theatre”
- French: “théâtre national des arts du Nigeria”
- Hausa: “National Arts Theatre”
- Igbo: “National Arts Théâtre of Nigeria”
- Igbo: “National Arts Theatre”
- Nigerian Pidgin: “National Arts Theatre”
- Spanish: “Teatro de artes nacional”
- Spanish: “Teatro nacional de Nigeria”
- Spanish: “Teatro Nacional de Nigeria”
- Yoruba: “National Arts Theatre”
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