ɪt wʌz ʌnfˈɪnɪʃt baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, wˌɛn ɡaɪˈɑːnə hˈoʊstᵻd ðə kˌæɹəbˈiən fˈɛstɪvəl kɹiːˈeɪɾɪv ˈɑːɹts kˌæɹaɪfˈɛstə, bˌʌt ðɪ ʌnfˈɪnɪʃt stɹˈʌktʃɚ wʌz jˈuːzd ˈɛnɪwˌeɪ, wɪððɪ ˈeɪd ʌv θɹˈiː lˈɑːɹdʒ kˈænvəs tˈɛnts tə kəmplˈiːt ðə ɹˈuːfɪŋ, ænd kˈoʊkənˌʌt pˈɑːm fɹˈʌnts æz wˈɔːlz.
It was unfinished by 1972, when Guyana hosted the Caribbean Festival Creative Arts (Carifesta), but the unfinished structure was used anyway, with the aid of three large canvas tents to complete the roofing, and coconut palm fronts as walls.