Teatro Español

Teatro Español, formerly Teatro del Príncipe and Corral del Príncipe, is a public theatre administered by the Government of , Spain. The original location was an open-air theatre in medieval times, where short performances and some theatrical pieces, which became part of famous classical literature in later years, were staged.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plaza de Santa Ana and Teatro de la Comedia.

Square
is a plaza located in central , , nearby and Calle de Huertas, in the Barrio de las Letras. It features monuments to Spanish Golden Age writer Pedro Calderón de la Barca and to the poet and playwright Federico…

Theater building
The is a theater in , inaugurated on Calle del Príncipe in 1875 and rebuilt in 1915 after a devastating fire. In 1986 it was designated the headquarters of the National Classical Theater Company and in 1999 it was acquired by said company, along with five other floors of the same building, by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.

Government office
The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, located on the Calle de Alcalá in the centre of , currently functions as a museum and gallery. is situated 330 metres north of Teatro Español.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sol-Letras-Lavapiés and Cortes.

Sol, Letras and Lavapiés are neighbourhoods in central , the capital of .

Quarter
is an administrative ward of belonging to the district of .

Quarter
is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of . It has a total area of around 44.5 hectares. Hugely affected by the impact of tourism, by 2018 it had over 2 tourists per 1 permanent dweller.

Teatro Español

Latitude
40.41487° or 40° 24′ 54″ north
Longitude
-3.70015° or 3° 42′ 1″ west
Elevation
669 metres (2,195 feet)
Open location code
8CGRC77X+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 622204624
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Geo­Names ID
6954094
Wiki­data ID
Q3891573
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From Catalan to Swedish—“Teatro Español” goes by many names.

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