The Ministry of Works yesterday signed a contract with a Cypriot contracting company for the building of the Bahrain National Theatre.
Minister of Works Fahmi bin Ali Al Jowdar, who signed the agreement on behalf of the ministry, affirmed that work on the theatre will begin soon and will be completed by July 2012. He explained that this is to coincide with Bahrain being named the Arab Capital of Culture for 2012.
The minister added that the building of the National Theatre is now set to begin following the laying of the foundation stone by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on June 30.
The theatre is being constructed north of the Bahrain National Museum on an area of around 11,869 square metres and at an estimated total cost of BD16.2 million.
Al Jowdar explained that the building has been designed in a similar manner to many major theatres around the world and will contain various multi-purpose halls and facilities, as well as a main auditorium of 1,000 seats, a flexible auditorium of 150 seats and an exhibition area.
The designs for the building were made by the French architectural firm Architecture Studio.
Following the signing of the contract, the minister yesterday thanked the Tender Board for its work and its cooperation with the ministry on this and numerous other projects.
© Bahrain Tribune 2010
