Facts to know about three cultural complexes around the network
1867
The year in which the warehouse accommodating Manchester’s new Cultureplex was built. Once used by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, it is now home to a restaurant, a gym and a cinema.
5
Number of galleries at Komunuma, a new art complex in Romainville, an eastern suburb of Paris. The galleries, which include works by Jocelyn Wolff, Imane Farès and Air de Paris, span over 11,000m².
US$162 million
Approximate cost of the Atatürk Cultural Center in Istanbul, which is slated to open in 2021. It will feature an opera house, a cinema, a theatre, concert halls, a library, a museum, an art gallery and much more.
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This article was originally published in the January 2020 issue of SilverKris magazine
