Palacio de Bellas Artes

Palacio de Bellas Artes has as its immediate predecessor the building that housed the old National Theater, considered the most important of its kind in the artistic and cultural life of our country during the second half of the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, as part of the program of architectural works with which Mexico City was being beautified, it was first thought of renovating it, but it was decided to demolish it to build another one, in accordance with the urban and cultural growth of the City. The location of the new theater was the subject of a meticulous study by both the authorities and its architect, the Italian Adamo Boari. Finally, in 1901 it had already been decided that it would be located next to the Alameda Central.