Teatro Victoria Eugenia
 Façade | |
Interactive map of Teatro Victoria Eugenia | |
| Address | Argentinar Errepublika, 2 San Sebastián, Spain |
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| Coordinates | 43°19′22″N 1°58′51″W / 43.322685°N 1.980774°W |
| Owner | Donostiako Udala |
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| Construction | |
| Opened | 20 July 1912 |
| Architect | Francisco Urcola |
The Teatro Victoria Eugenia or Victoria Eugenia Antzokia is a theatre in San Sebastián, Spain. Sitting near the mouth of the Urumea, it is build in Renaissance revival style.
History
The project developer was the Sociedad de Fomento de San Sebastián.[1] The project was awarded to architect Francisco Urcola.[1] Linked by Urcola himself to the Spanish Renaissance, the architectural style has been labelled by many authors as neo-plateresque.[2] The venue ended up with a capacity of 1,322, less than the projected capacity.[3] The theatre opened on 20 July 1912 with the play En Flandes se ha puesto el sol, a drama in verse written by Eduardo Marquina staged by the theatre company of María Guerrero and Fernando Díaz de Mendoza.[4]
In 1953, it became the venue of the San Sebastián International Film Week (later known as San Sebastián International Film Festival).[5] It underwent substantial refurbishment works from 2001 to 2007, when it re-opened.[6]
References
- 1 2 Peña Fernández 2017, p. 410.
- ↑ Peña Fernández 2017, p. 420.
- ↑ Peña Fernández, Ana (2017). "El teatro Victoria Eugenia de San Sebastián. Análisis del proyecto y estudio estilístico" (PDF). Boletín de Estudios Históricos sobre San Sebastián (50): 414. ISSN 0210-2889.
- ↑ Gurpegui, Mikel G. (21 July 2012). "Un aire de elegancia risueña". El Diario Vasco (in European Spanish). Grupo Vocento. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ Aparicio, Maialen (21 September 2016). "La premonitoria primera edición del Festival de Cine de San Sebastián". El Diario Vasco. Grupo Vocento.
- ↑ Moyano, Alberto (9 November 2025). "El Teatro Victoria Eugenia se prepara para la modernización del mecanismo de su escenario". El Diario Vasco. Grupo Vocento.