Teatro de la Ciudad

The Teatro de la Ciudad was built as the Teatro Esperanza Iris in 1918 and is now one of ’s public venues for cultural events. The theater is located in the on Donceles Street 36.
  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: theater in Mexico City
  • Also known as: Teatro Esperanza Iris
  • Address: 36 Donceles, Ciudad de México
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palacio Legislativo de Donceles and Palacio de Bellas Artes.

Public building
is a public building.

Theater building
The is a prominent cultural center in . It hosts performing arts events, literature events and plastic arts galleries and exhibitions. is situated 450 metres west of Teatro de la Ciudad.

Church
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, also commonly called the , is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. is situated 500 metres southeast of Teatro de la Ciudad.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.

The old city center or Histórico of , centered on the Plaza de la Constitución, has been the heart of the nation since Aztec times. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.

Quarter
Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.
was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the . Its inhabitants, known as the Tlatelolca, were part of the Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century.

Neighborhood
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
is one of the better-known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of . The neighborhood is shaped like a long triangle with the boundaries: Paseo de la Reforma on the north, Avenida Chapultepec on the south, and Eje 1 Poniente on the east. is situated 2½ km southwest of Teatro de la Ciudad.

Teatro de la Ciudad

Latitude
19.43671° or 19° 26′ 12″ north
Longitude
-99.13723° or 99° 8′ 14″ west
Elevation
2,244 metres (7,362 feet)
Operator
Coordinación del Sistema de Teatros de la Ciudad de México
Open location code
76F2CVP7+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 217321083
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
11609483
Wiki­data ID
Q7691977
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Teatro de la Ciudad” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مسرح المدينة
  • Catalan: Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris
  • Czech: Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris
  • Czech: Teatro de la Ciudad
  • Czech: Teatro Esperanza Iris
  • Italian: Teatro de la Ciudad
  • Serbian: Teatro de la Sijudad
  • Slovak: Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris
  • Slovak: Teatro de la Ciudad
  • Slovak: Teatro Esperanza Iris
  • Spanish: Teatro de la Ciudad “Esperanza Iris”
  • Spanish: Teatro de la Ciudad de México
  • Spanish: Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris

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