Designed by French award-winning architect Paul Andreuthe, the National Grand Theater of China is an ultra modern opera house situated in the heart of Beijing on Chang An Avenue next to the Great Hall of the People and 500 meters from the Forbidden City. The elliptically domed building is covered with titanium and glass and is submerged in an artificial lake. The theater seats 5,452 people in three performance halls occupying close to 12,000 m².

Construction started in December 2001 and the inaugural concert was held in December 2007.