Corum (Montpellier)
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Montpellier
's Corum is a building that houses both a conference centre and a opera
house, and is located in the centre of the city in southern France
.
It was designed by Claude Vasconi
and opened to the public in 1988. The building form the visual closing of the Esplanade seen from the Place de la Comédie
. It is covered in slabs of pink marble
. The high costs of the building were subject of political debate in the 1980s, mostly directed against then mayor Georges Frêche
.
The Conference Center has 6000 m² of exhibition space. The Berlioz Opera House seats 2010 persons.
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
's Corum is a building that houses both a conference centre and a opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
house, and is located in the centre of the city in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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It was designed by Claude Vasconi
Claude Vasconi
Claude Vasconi was a French architect.Vasconi was educated at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et de l'Industrie in Strasbourg. In 1964, he set up office in Paris...
and opened to the public in 1988. The building form the visual closing of the Esplanade seen from the Place de la Comédie
Place de la Comédie
The Place de la Comédie is the main focal point of the city of Montpellier, in the Hérault département in southern France. It is located at the south-west point of the city centre, at , where in previous times the fortifications of the city were located....
. It is covered in slabs of pink marble
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...
. The high costs of the building were subject of political debate in the 1980s, mostly directed against then mayor Georges Frêche
Georges Frêche
Georges Frêche was a French politician. He served as President of the Languedoc-Roussillon Region from 2004 until his death: prior to that, he had been mayor of Montpellier for 27 years, and was also a former member of the National Assembly...
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The Conference Center has 6000 m² of exhibition space. The Berlioz Opera House seats 2010 persons.