Teatro Colón Bogotá — Attraction in Bogota, Capital District

English below :) Es un lugar de de estilo Neoclásico bellísimo, fue reconstruido y tuvó varios nombres, el primero fue llamado El Coliseo Ramirez, Ramirez por la persona que lo mando a construir, era un amante a los juegos de azar perdió todo pero después lo recuperó y mandó a construir el teatro, en ese tiempo las personas llevaban sus sillas e iban con sus compras y si nos les gustaba la obra de teatro lanzaban los tomates, las cebollas. Después Ramirez murió y el teatro quedó a cargo de los hermanos Maldonado siguió funcionando por un tiempo pero después cerró y el presidente Rafael Nuñez expropió a los dueños e inició la nueva construcción del teatro hecha por el arquitecto Pietro Cantini, durante su construcción tuvo el nombre de Teatro Nacional, pero cuando se iba a inaugurar se cambio al nombre de Teatro Cristóbal Colón o como se conoce Teatro Colón, debido a que estaba cerca la fecha del cumplimiento del IV centenario del "descubrimiento" de América por Cristóbal Colón.

Las obras de teatro, óperas, shows musicales y demás, que se presentan allí son de gran prestigio, hay recorridos guiados dentro del teatro, se pueden preguntar en la taquilla, y en la página publican las charlas que hay con músicos de música tradicional en las cuales también se pueden asistir.

It is a place of beautiful Neoclassical style, it was rebuilt and had several names, the first was called Ramirez Coliseum, Ramirez for the person who ordered it to build, was a lover of gambling lost everything but then recovered it and sent to build the theater, at that time people brought their chairs and went with their purchases and if we liked the play they threw the tomatoes, the onions. After Ramirez died and the theater was in charge of the Maldonado brothers it continued working for a time but then it closed and President Rafael Nuñez expropriated the owners and started the new construction of the theater made by the architect Pietro Cantini, during its construction it had the name of National Theater, but when it was going to be inaugurated it was changed to the name of Teatro Cristóbal Colón or as it is known Teatro Colón, because the date of the fourth centenary of the "discovery" of America by Christopher Columbus was near.

The plays, operas, musical shows and others that are presented there are of great prestige, there are guided tours within the theater, you can ask at the box office, and on the page they publish the talks that there are with musicians of traditional music in which can also...

It's a beautiful theatre inside; the effort to maintain the original 1892 building while adapting it to the new technologies available is outstanding; However, the exterior is an affront to the La Candelaria neighborhood, because it stands out very badly against every building 4 blocks around. This is the oldest part of the city (built from the 16th to the beginning of the 18th century) and the designers didn't care at all about that, because they built a pile of modernist cubes on top of the...

The venue went through a three year restoration where they did a magnificent job not only in the main chamber but the foyer as well. This foyer is specially notable since that's where they hold small, almost personal, concerts including "Colón acústico": free midday concerts. Highly recommend this theater if you have a chance to attend a spectacle, or alternatively to take the tour inside Italian architect Pietro Cantini's national monument:...