Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias

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Centro Cultural
Miguel Ángel Asturias |image=File:Teatro al Aire Libre Centro Cultural Miguel Angel Asturias Guatemala.jpg |building_type=Cultural Center |architectural_style= |structural_system= |location=Guatemala City, Guatemala |completion_date=1973 |opened = June 16, 1978 |main_contractor= |architect=[[Efraín Recinos] |structural_engineer= }} The Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias, commonly called Teatro Nacional, is a cultural center in Guatemala City, Guatemala. It is located in the Centro Cívico (Civic Center) of the city and was built in the same place of the old Fuerte de San José. Its form, which emulates a seated jaguar,[1] stands out from the adjacent buildings. The complex, which was designed by the architects Efrain Recinos and Carlos Alberto Haeussler was completed in 1978.[1]

The center is named for Guatemalan writer and Nobel Laurate Miguel Ángel Asturias. It contains the Gran Sala Efrain Recinos, a large proscenium theater named for the architect that designed the structure's facade, the Teatro de Cámara Hugo Carrillo, a smaller, black box theater named for the Guatemalan playwright and director, and an outdoor amphitheater, the Teatro al Aire Libre. The center also includes various plazas and salons, as well as the National Marimba Institute, Instituto Nacional de la Marimba.

References
  1. "Architect of Guatemala's National Theater dies". Associated Press. Taiwan News. 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-10-29.


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