Teatro Segura

Façade of the theater.

The Teatro Manuel Ascencio Segura is a theatre and concert hall in Lima, Peru. First built in 1615, it is considered the oldest theatre in Latin America.

History[]

In 1615 an open-air theater (Corral de Comedias) was built on the same spot where the Teatro Segura is located. This original open-air theater was destroyed by an earthquake on 1746 and rebuilt a year later. The theater was later reformed on 1822 and 1874. The actual construction was built in 1909 under the name of "Teatro Municipal". The name was changed in 1929 to "Teatro Manuel Ascencio Segura", after the Teatro Municipal de Lima was bought by the Municipality of Lima.^[1]

References[]

^ "Teatros Municipales". Municipalidad de Lima. Retrieved 2009-12-02.

External links[]

-- Official website: all about Teatro Segura Retrieved 4 January 2013

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Pre-Colonial buildings	Huaca Huallamarca Huaca Pucllana Pachacamac Puruchuco
Colonial buildings	Balconies of Lima Basilica and Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced Basilica and Convent of San Francisco Basilica and Convent of San Pedro Basilica of Santo Domingo Casa de Osambela Casona of the National University of San Marcos Cathedral Basilica of Lima Cementerio Presbítero Matías Maestro Fort of Santa Catalina Iglesia de San Agustín Iglesia de Santa Liberata Palacio de Torre Tagle Panteón de los Próceres Plaza de toros de Acho Sanctuary and Monastery of Las Nazarenas Walls of Lima
Other touristic buildings	Archbishop's Palace Casa de Correos y Telegrafos Chocavento Tower Club de la Unión Cristo del Pacífico Desamparados station Government Palace Gran Hotel Bolivar Legislative Palace Lima Stock Exchange National Library of Peru National Stadium of Peru Palace of Justice Palacio de la Exposición Palacio Municipal
Museums and theatres	Gold Museum of Peru and Arms of the World Gran Teatro Nacional Larco Museum Lima Art Museum Museo de la Nación Museum of Italian Art Museum of Natural History National Afro-Peruvian Museum National Museum National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History Teatro Municipal Teatro Peruano Japonés Teatro Segura
Squares	Jirón de la Unión Plaza Bolívar Plaza Bolognesi Plaza Dos de Mayo Plaza Mayor Plaza San Martín
Parks and zoos	El Campo de Marte Lachay National Reserve Pantanos de Villa Wildlife Refuge Park of the Exhibition Parque de la Reserva Parque de las Leyendas
Education	Cayetano Heredia University Federico Villarreal National University National Superior Autonomous School of Fine Arts National University of Engineering National University of San Marcos Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Raúl Porras Barrenechea Institute University of Lima
Nearby cities with beaches	Ancón Callao Chancay Pucusana

Coordinates: 12°02′50″S 77°02′04″W / 12.0473°S 77.0345°W / -12.0473; -77.0345

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