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mexico city arena
mexico city home number of orchestras offering season programs. these include mexico city philharmonic, performs @ sala ollin yoliztli; national symphony orchestra, home base palacio de bellas artes (palace of fine arts), masterpiece of art nouveau , art decó styles; philharmonic orchestra of national autonomous university of mexico (ofunam), , minería symphony orchestra, both of perform @ sala nezahualcóyotl, first wrap-around concert hall of world s western hemisphere when inaugurated in 1976. there many smaller ensembles enrich city s musical scene, including carlos chávez youth symphony, cuarteto latinoamericano, new world orchestra (orquesta del nuevo mundo), national polytechnical symphony , bellas artes chamber orchestra (orquesta de cámara de bellas artes).
the city leading center of popular culture , music. there multitude of venues hosting spanish , foreign-language performers. these include 10,000-seat national auditorium regularly schedules spanish , english-language pop , rock artists, many of world s leading performing arts ensembles, auditorium broadcasts grand opera performances new york s metropolitan opera on giant, high definition screens. in 2007 national auditorium selected world s best venue multiple genre media.
other popular sites pop-artist performances include 3,000-seat teatro metropolitan, 15,000-seat palacio de los deportes, , larger 50,000-seat foro sol stadium, popular international artists perform on regular basis. cirque du soleil has held several seasons @ carpa santa fe, in santa fe district in western part of city. there numerous venues smaller musical ensembles , solo performers. these include hard rock live, bataclán, foro scotiabank, lunario, circo volador , voilá acoustique. recent additions include 20,000-seat arena ciudad de méxico, 3,000-seat pepsi center world trade center, , 2,500-seat auditorio blackberry.
the centro nacional de las artes (national center arts has several venues music, theatre, dance. unam s main campus, in southern part of city, home centro cultural universitario (the university culture center) (ccu). ccu houses national library, interactive universum, museo de las ciencias, sala nezahualcóyotl concert hall, several theatres , cinemas, , new university museum of contemporary art (muac). branch of national university s ccu cultural center inaugurated in 2007 in facilities of former ministry of foreign affairs, known tlatelolco, in north-central mexico city.
the josé vasconcelos library, national library, located on grounds of former buenavista railroad station in northern part of city.
the papalote children s museum, houses world s largest dome screen, located in wooded park of chapultepec, near museo tecnológico, , la feria amusement park. theme park 6 flags méxico (the largest amusement park in latin america) located in ajusco neighborhood, in tlalpan borough, southern mexico city. during winter, main square of zócalo transformed gigantic ice skating rink, said largest in world behind of moscow s red square.
the cineteca nacional (the mexican film library), near coyoacán suburb, shows variety of films, , stages many film festivals, including annual international showcase, , many smaller ones ranging scandinavian , uruguayan cinema, jewish , lgbt-themed films. cinépolis , cinemex, 2 biggest film business chains, have several film festivals throughout year, both national , international movies. mexico city tops world in number of imax theatres, providing residents , visitors access films ranging documentaries popular blockbusters on these large, dramatic screens.
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