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{{Infobox venue | name = Auditorio | native_name = Metropolitan Auditorium | native_name_lang = es | image = | image_caption = | nickname = | address = Calle Sirio | location = [[:es:Angelópolis (Puebla)|Angelópolis]] | coordinates = | type = | genre = | built = | | opened = 1 January 2005 | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | | general_contractor = Proyectos y Estudios Especializados de México S.A. de C.V. | owner = Organismo Convenciones y Parques | construction_cost= | former_names = Auditorio Siglo XXI {{small|(2005 | seating_type = | seating_capacity = | embedded = {{Infobox building | embed = yes | ren_contractor = Trena S.A. de C.V. | ren_cost = [[Mexican peso|$]]416.9 million | renovation_date = September 2014—January 2015 }} | website = }} '''Auditorio Metropolitano'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.diariocambio.com.mx/2014/secciones/zoon-politikon/item/180766-auditorio-siglo-xxi-ahora-se-llamara-auditorio-metropolitano-puebla |title=Auditorio Siglo XXI ahora se llamará Auditorio Metropolitano Puebla |last=Cruz |first=Elvia |date=15 January 2015 |website=Diario Cambio |publisher= |access-date=21 August 2019 |language=Spanish |trans-title=21st Century Auditorium will now be called Puebla Metropolitan Auditorium}}</ref> (originally '''Auditorio Siglo XXI''') is an indoor amphitheatre located in [[Puebla (city)|Puebla]], [[Mexico]]. It was designed by famed Mexican architect [[Pedro Ramírez Vázquez]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pueblados22.mx/lo-sabias-del-auditorio-metropolitano-puebla/ |title=Lo que no sabías del Auditorio Metropolitano de Puebla |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=24 April 2017 |website=Puebla Dos22 |publisher= |access-date=21 August 2019 |language=Spanish |trans-title=What you did not know about the Metropolitan Auditorium of Puebla}}</ref>
== The venue was commissioned in 2001, with construction beginning in 2002. The music hall opened January 2005, as a part of the [[:es:Centro de Convenciones Puebla William O. Jenkins|Centro de Convenciones Puebla William O. Jenkins]]. It was known for its facade made of [[Talavera pottery|talavera tiles]]. In 2014, the venue began a controversial renovation removing the tiles with tempered glass.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.poblanerias.com/2014/07/inicia-modernizacion-del-auditorio-siglo-xxi-de-puebla/ |title=Inicia modernización del Auditorio Siglo XXI de Puebla |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=13 June 2014 |website=Poblanerías |publisher= |access-date=21 August 2019 |language=Spanish |trans-title=Modernisation of the XXI Century Auditorium of Puebla begins}}</ref> These changes were protested by Vázquez's son. Renovations began September 2014. During this time, a contest was held to rename the concert venue. In December 2014, it was announced the name was changing to Auditorio Metropolitano. ==Noted performers== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *[[Alejandra Guzmán]] *[[Alejandro Fernández]] *[[Andrés Calamaro]] *[[Backstreet Boys]] *[[Bryan Adams]] *[[Chicago (band)|Chicago]] *[[Daniel Boaventura]] *[[David Bisbal]] *[[Edith Márquez]] *[[Emmanuel (singer)|Emmanuel]] *[[Enrique Iglesias]] *[[Fernando Delgadillo]] *[[Franco De Vita]] *[[Gloria Gaynor]] *[[Il Divo]] *[[Intocable]] *[[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]] *[[Juanes]] *[[La Gusana Ciega]] *[[Luis Miguel]] *[[Manuel Mijares]] *[[Marco Antonio Solís]] *[[Margarita Vargas|Margarita La Diosa de la Cumbia]] *[[Roberto Carlos (singer)|Roberto Carlos]] *[[Santana (band)|Santana]] *[[Sarah Brightman]] *[[Silvio Rodríguez]] *[[Wisin & Yandel]] {{div col end}} == References == {{Reflist}} Line 35 ⟶ 78: [[Category:Indoor arenas in Mexico]] [[Category:Amphitheatres in Mexico]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Puebla]] [[Category:2005 establishments in Mexico]] | |||