The grand chancellor of the Technological University of Santiago (UTESA), Priamo Rodriguez Castillo, announced the opening of the Dominican Convention and Culture Center in Santiago, an investment of more than RD$600 million. The convention center took 10 years to be built.
President Danilo Medina is scheduled to inaugurate the center on 23 April 2018. The center has four floors and includes conference rooms, workshops, television and radio studios, a gift shop, and a conference room with seating for 1,200 persons.
The Cultural Center is also designed to be a tourist attraction for Santiago. The somewhat controversial structure is located on the north side of the Monument in Santiago. It has been certified, according to Rodriguez Castillo, by international seismic engineers as capable of withstanding very strong earthquakes. The city of Santiago is built on a prominent seismic fault line.
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Diario Libre
19 April 2018
