Culture and art / Cultural center
Mersin Cultural Center (Halkevi / People's House)
Akdeniz, Mersin
A building opened as a People's House in 1946, used today as an opera and cultural center.
Its story
The Mersin Cultural Center was built between 1944 and 1946 as part of the People's Houses (Halkevleri) project and opened on 29 October 1946. Designed by the architect Ertuğrul Menteşe, the 4,800 m² building was the largest structure of the People's Houses project; two months after its opening, Madama Butterfly was staged with guest artists from the Ankara Opera. Having taken on different functions after the People's Houses were closed, the building is used today as the stage of the Mersin State Opera and Ballet.
Key facts
- Built
- 1944–1946
- Admission
- Ticketed depending on the event
- Architect
- Ertuğrul Menteşe
- Getting there
- Near Cumhuriyet Square
Trip purpose
- Accessible
- Rainy day
Location
36.80000, 34.63333
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6820608 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersin_Halkevi