Weiwuying Metropolitan Park — Attraction in Kaohsiung

If I am comparing this park and the performing Art theater structure with any of the American equivalent venue, I wouldve tagged it at 2 stars. But of course, this is in Taiwan, it deserves a 4 star in a crowded and open-land scarce city. Most of the parks in Taiwan except those are listed as (national) natural parks has one feature in common, i.e., not enough plants and lots of bare ground with dead weeds. If you run into a patch of nice groomed lawn in a park, often you would see a "Do not step onto the grass" sign posted. And the huge white structure has been sitting quietly near the roadside for years. It hasn't made any mark as an important Performing Art center as other centers did elsewhere in the world. It's only a modern designed building for people to walk around. I'm sure that if you see a piture of a white and sail-shaped shells as the roof structure you know instantly its the Australian Sydney Opera House and it regularly hosts world class operas, sympathy concerts and more. You may even know who has performed there once. There aren't many parkland in the city of Kaohsiung. The total sizes of parklands in this city compared to the size of the city is small. Probably, less than 8% of the land is park for the local residents. The average total sizes of parkland in a US city is above 26%, which means if the size of city land is 100,000 acres, at least 26,000 acres of them is parkland. Or every 66.6 residents has one acre of parkland to enjoy. Even in the city of Shenzhen, China, it has over 21% of parkland. Therefore, this Wewuying and its land is a peril in the city, it definitely should be a better place for the locals and the out-of-towners to enjoy more than just the weekends...

Seen a fish trap so I took a photo of it, I had no idea where to report so I thought the best idea is to find someone sitting behind the desk they work there probably know more than I...the first lady sent me directly to the next building where outside it said maintenance ... there was an uncle there looked like security busy watching his drama on the phone... I showed him the picture as it's faster than trying to explain using broken chinese. He is like here? At the bridge pointing the exact direction. Yes there. "這個不行" keeps watching his phone like nothing happened. I love...

主體建築由荷蘭建築師法蘭馨·侯班設計，包含四個室內表演廳院，分別為2236席座位的歌劇院、1981席座位的音樂廳、1210席座位的戲劇院與434席座位的表演廳，南側設有戶外劇場與都會公園中央草坪連結，可容納3萬人欣賞戶外演出活動。音樂廳設置擁有9085支發音管的管風琴，是亞洲規模最大的管風琴，由德國克萊斯公司打造。衛武營國家藝文中心被英國衛報讚譽為「有著史詩般場景的地表最強藝文中心」。 歌劇院編輯

2236席。主要作為歌劇、大型戲劇、舞蹈及跨領域等表演型式的大型舞台，規模為全臺灣最大。舞台的機械設備完全自動化，是全臺灣首座以大型電腦輔助運作的歌劇院。歌劇院之所以稱為「歌劇院」，不是因為演出歌劇，而是以「歌劇」指稱包括戲劇、舞蹈、音樂......等表演藝術總和。觀眾席採馬蹄形座席安排，一樓觀眾席以矮牆區分為四個區塊，二至三樓兩層看台連續的水平線條帶來連貫性與韻律感。

舞台前方可升降之樂團樂池總面積約為80平方公尺，可採完整樂團編制演奏大型歌劇如理查·史特勞斯《玫瑰騎士》等作品。舞台機械設備為全自動系統，以大型電腦輔助運作；整體由荷蘭劇場顧問設計規劃，並由奧地利廠商Waagner-Biro進行施工細部發展及製造安裝。[18]

音樂廳編輯

1981席。音樂廳採全臺灣獨一無二的葡萄園式座席設計。特殊設計讓不同高度位置的觀眾，同樣享受最佳的聲音與視野，照顧了每一位觀眾的感受。觀眾席座椅環繞著舞台，使得聽眾距離舞台更近，親炙指揮與演奏家的魅力。

主舞台由5列(row)共15台升降樂池平台組成。舞台上方垂掛可升降式的音響反射板，可配合各類型音樂演出特性及不同樂團規模採用分別距舞台面9公尺、14公尺、17.8公尺之三種預設位置，亦可視需要自由調整高度和角度，將最符合欣賞需求的聲音傳到觀眾的耳朵。

音樂廳的管風琴由德國百年歷史管風琴製造廠Johannes Klais Orgelbau承製，9,085支音管為全亞洲最大規模管風琴。外貌設計與音樂廳內裝風格融為一體，主管風琴（symphonic organ）及回聲管風琴（echo organ）兩大部分採不對稱配置，為觀眾帶來前所未有的視覺與聽覺震撼。[19]

戲劇院  編輯

1210席。主要作為各種戲劇、舞蹈表演的演出空間，備有鏡框式以及三面式兩種舞台型式。

突出式三面舞台設計拉近觀眾與演出者的距離，觀眾能近距離感受表演者的喜怒哀樂，提高雙方互動，深刻體會戲劇張力。單面鏡框式舞台搭配升降樂池，變化為突出式三面舞台，延伸進觀眾席。

戲劇院是一個由電腦輔助運作的劇場空間，如同歌劇院，整體由荷蘭劇場顧問設計規劃，並由奧地利廠商Waagner-Biro進行施工細部發展及製造安裝。舞台前方配置有8組升降機及可拆卸活動座席，可自由的於突出式三面舞台、全觀眾席或部分觀眾席/部分樂池等型態間切換。三面舞台的右側區塊也另有三組升降平台，除了可配置為一般觀眾席位外，當舞台做突出式設置時，亦可轉化為樂師演奏區，以保留傳統戲劇演出樂師與舞台表演者親近的特性。[20]

表演廳編輯

434席。主要作為室內樂、獨奏及其他小型表演類型使用，並可因應多元類型演出，調節室內吸音值，提供最佳的聲學效果。

型態上是傳統鞋盒型音樂廳的轉化，一道矮牆由觀眾席中央畫過，將表演廳轉成動態活潑的不對稱鞋盒，同時提供了觀眾席前側的直接音反射。因應多類型演出，廳內吸音值可跟著變化。表演廳上半部穿孔木板後方，環繞著活動吸音簾，依演出類型決定使用面積，提供最佳的聲學效果。[21]

榕樹廣場編輯

榕樹廣場是衛武營廳院間的半戶外公共空間，如樹穴般的連續自由曲面，結合造船技術建造，塑造榕樹下乘涼的空間意象。建築師法蘭韾．侯班以衛武營枝椏糾結，根鬚盤錯的老榕樹群為靈感來源，轉化為富有穿透感、呼吸節奏的廣場空間，也是整體建築的靈魂。

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