Department of Culture and Information

THE UNIVERSITY CITY HALL

In this time of growth and prosperity that the UAE enjoys under the wise leadership of H.H.The President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and under the patronage of H.H.Sh.Dr.Sultan bin Mohammad Al Qasimi many schemes were launched to facilitate the UAE's cultural development.

The University City Hall was built as a part of the marvelous cultural edifice to provide researchers, pioneers and scholars with the required cultural information. Certainly the hall construction formulated by His Highness was ambitious, because it really corroborated its suitability of assimilating the great number of scientific and cultural activities continuously held in the Emirate of Sharjah.

The hall was built in an extremely superb style to attract to researchers and scholars. The hall, which is considered as one of the very few such halls in the Middle East, lies on the western side of Sharjah University city, with a seating capacity for 1325 people and with a total area of 1630 sq.metres. It is surrounded by a big area of 50,000 sq.metres with an extensive care parking facility, good enough for 1200 cars.

The 26 meter high Hall is topped with a fine dome bearing the Islamic architectural design of 50 metres in diameter and 13 metre height, circled by areas patterned by marble tiles covering an area of 15-300 square metres. The hall is provided with three main gates with an additional door for providing services. The building is built in five floors. The basement includes a front open parlor paddled with wood and marble. In fact this exquisite decoration and architectural works are in complete harmony with other buildings and sections. The stage that could seat 810 people reveals the splendid touches of beauty. The facility includes a VIP majlis.

The first floor comprises eight private terraces wide enough for 90 people, the VIP majlis and also the backroom allotted for the dramatists and drama production.

The second floor comprises the conference hall equipped with a round table that seats 60 persons, a VIP majlis as well as the administration offices.

The third floor comprises the upper terraces that seat 425 people and access will be through hanging bridges.

The building is provided with several advanced facilities, which includes the ultra modern technology for lighting, music, ultra sound, translation, show screens, etc. All these facilities are fully computerized. Four elevators were installed in this hall plus two electric ones. The rest of floors are allotted for service and maintenance works.