The municipality of San Cristobal de La Laguna is located in the northeastern part of the island of Tenerife, 12 km away from Santa Cruz and has an approximate population of 150,000 inhabitants.
Its historic center was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1999 because of the many monuments and many other cultural assets housed in the central area of the city. Within the wide range of attractions are the Plaza del Adelantado, the Cathedral of Notre Dame of Los Remedios, Nava's Palace, Salazar's Palace and the Theater Leal.
Our analysis will focus on the Theater Leal:
3.2) History
The Race Street witnessed the September 11, 1915, coinciding with the Festivity of Christ the opening of one of the most emblematic buildings of La Laguna: Teatro Leal. Promoted by Antonio Leal and built by the architect Antonio Pintor quickly became a reference point for culture in the Canaries opened City Ahead of companies nationally and internationally.
Antonio Leal began the construction of a large theater to La Laguna in 1912, with the only desire to give their city a deserved place for artistic and cultural expression. I did not want to make a fortune. It was a totally selfless.
The Race Street witnessed the September 11, 1915, coinciding with the Festivity of Christ the opening of one of the most emblematic buildings of La Laguna: Teatro Leal. Promoted by Antonio Leal and built by the architect Antonio Pintor quickly became a reference point for culture in the Canaries opened City Ahead of companies nationally and internationally.
Antonio Leal began the construction of a large theater to La Laguna in 1912, with the only desire to give their city a deserved place for artistic and cultural expression. I did not want to make a fortune. It was a totally selfless.
Since its inauguration, the Teatro Leal hosted performances, music, magic and illusion, zarzuelas, operettas, dance, film screenings, as well as the popular celebrations on the festival of San Benito. Even competitions were held in the struggle canaria.
Teatro Leal is not only linked to culture. It became an important place for the social life of the time. It held significant beneficial festivals, meetings and rallies.
Craftsmen and artists have participated in reconstruction efforts, which began eight years ago to maintain the charm with which it was designed the Teatro Leal.
The seats, manufactured and upholstered by hand, are made with the same impressive velvet curtain, hand embroidery also. The mural on the roof of the stalls, painted by Lopez Ruiz, has been carefully restored, like the paintings to the amphitheater, made by Manuel Verdugo, the murals of the audiences, where the author is Benjamin Sosa, and two paintings by López Ruiz .
In this new stage, the Teatro Leal has a new jewel: a prestigious piano in the house Steinway & Sons, made especially for this coliseum. This is an eight-octave piano, only in the Canaries, and enabling the most prestigious pianists of the world feel comfortable in La Laguna.
Almost 98 years later, the marsh will again have the opportunity to enjoy this theater who have admired and expected. Teatro Leal is filled with new music and dance, drama, laughter and excitement of the lights in the lamps that were never entirely extinguished and now shine more strongly.
3.3) Analysis:
We're in face of a cultural object, whose purpose is to accommodate scheduled events, has recently been rehabilitated. It has two floors, but no garage. The accessibility is good,it's located in La Carrera street, and traffic in the street where is located is reduced to traffic on foot or by bicycle. The visibility is regular because it is located in a street that does not allow the entire building to take photographs because it is in a street. The theater is fairly limited for those who have a disability, as such do not have access ramps for the handicapped. The game schedule is, depends on the hours during which the representations are made scheduled. Opening day also depends on the schedule of performances.
We're in face of a cultural object, whose purpose is to accommodate scheduled events, has recently been rehabilitated. It has two floors, but no garage. The accessibility is good,it's located in La Carrera street, and traffic in the street where is located is reduced to traffic on foot or by bicycle. The visibility is regular because it is located in a street that does not allow the entire building to take photographs because it is in a street. The theater is fairly limited for those who have a disability, as such do not have access ramps for the handicapped. The game schedule is, depends on the hours during which the representations are made scheduled. Opening day also depends on the schedule of performances.
