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The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, today inaugurated the Apollo Theater in El Algar (Cartagena) after the restoration, which have received an investment of 982,940 euros provided entirely by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Cruz, who was accompanied by the mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro, said that the theater, declared of cultural interest, "is a gem that had to be restored and put in the service of citizens."
In this regard, he added that "the best way for a cultural facility is sustainable over the years is that a theater run and you need to do is to have a continuous program."
The rehabilitation of the Apollo Theater, to be inaugurated today met 103 years have included treatment of the walls affected by humidity and remodeling of front holes, placing ceilings through obtaining molds original, restoration and renovation of carpentry and locks, improvements to the water network and sanitation interventions and coated internal walls of the main facade, reconstruction of the cornices of brick and limestone base at the perimeter of the theater.
In addition, the decks have been renovated and made statements on the structural elements, such as forged on stage and the proscenium boxes.
In addition, the curtain has been restored by the Center for Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Property in the Region of Murcia, and also proceeded to mount the stage machinery, stage machinery, lighting and sound.
Finally, we have restored the main access doors, furniture and all the original furnishings of the theater, and the implementation of new furniture to place in the main hall of the theater.
Theater History
The Apollo Theater was built in 1905 by architect Pedro Cerdan, and inaugurated on January 4, 1907.
The building stood out for its overall size, the luxurious decor of the stage and the curtain, and proscenium boxes.
The room, main floor space centers, is covered by a metal dome is placed where the stalls and the amphitheater, converted circus track.
The facades are characterized by the use of brick lintels and corners on the walls, plastered masonry alternating with white shelves that refer to existing industrial architecture in this period.
In the first decades of the twentieth century, the Apollo Theater alternated plays and magazines to films.
His cinematography was one of the earliest evidence in the Region.
The Apollo Theater has a series of movable property forming part of it and they deserve special attention: wooden box office, the railings of boxes and stalls, the racks of plates, ceiling lights, the curtain, the curtain background with forest, the backdrop of navy, the scenes (all from 1905), the short piano (1911) and the cinematographer and speakers (1916).
Source: CARM
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