Quinta Vergara Amphitheater, Open-air amphitheater in Quinta Vergara park, Viña del Mar, Chile
Quinta Vergara Amphitheater is a semi-enclosed concrete venue in Viña del Mar, designed by Francisco de Borja García-Huidobro and opened in 2002. Its tiered seating faces a recessed stage under a flat roof hung with vertical metal fins, and a circular ring borders the open sky above. It seats over 18,000 spectators.
The first festival stage was improvised beside the Vergara Palace in 1960. Architect Hernando López designed a wooden acoustic shell, built from 1964, and its paraboloid roof arrived in 1967. After the 2001 festival the shell was demolished; Borja García-Huidobro's concrete amphitheater opened in 2002.
The festival's name comes from the park, and its symbol was the wooden roof shaped like a seagull's flight, called the "Concha Acústica". Spectators once sat on the hillsides and in nearby trees, lighting paper torches and singing along with the artists.
The venue is set within a larger park, so it helps to check access routes and parking options before visiting. The space comes alive during performances when the sound and lighting systems are fully operational for events.
On 11 July 2023, mayor and television presenter Mario Kreutzberger announced that the Teletón Chile finale would be held here, the first time in 28 years the campaign closed outside the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, apart from 2014, 2020 and 2021. It returned in 2024.
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