Municipal Theatre of Tacna

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Municipal Theatre of Tacna (Spanish: Teatro Municipal de Tacna) is a theater located in the center of Tacna, Peru.

History

It was built in 1870 by the Spanish engineer Constantino Martínez del Pino and inaugurated by President José Antonio de Pezet in 1871.

In 1880 after the Battle of Tacna it served as a field hospital and then as a barracks. By 1885 money would be secured by the mayor to rehabilitate the theater and reconstruction would conclude in 1886. [1]

The theater was declared a historic and artistic monument in 1972.[2]

Location

It is located in front of MacLean Plaza.

Architecture

The two-story building features a façade made entirely of quarried stone.

Paintings

In its main hall, many valuable paintings are displayed, depicting illustrious Tacna natives such as the poet Federico Barreto, the painter Francisco Laso, and the historian Modesto Molina.

References

  1. "La reconstrucción del Teatro Municipal después de la ocupación chilena". Correo (in Spanish). 22 October 2014.
  2. "Resolución Suprema N°2900" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministerio de Cultura - Perú. 29 December 1972. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2019.


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