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Aquiles Nazoa Cinema
The Aquiles Nazoa Cinema (also known as Aquiles Nazoa Theater) is a multipurpose facility located in the west of the city of Caracas, on the first floor of the Urdaneta Building in the San Juan parish of the Libertador Municipality in the Metropolitan District of Caracas and in the north of the South American country of Venezuela. It is used as a cultural center, cinema and theater. History Formerly called Cine Urdaneta, it was inaugurated in 1951 initially with Mexican and American films, but became known and controversial in the past for being used to exhibit adult films since the 60s of the twentieth century until its closure. In 2013 the authorities of the Capital District government recovered it, reopened it and modified its use (Venezuelan, Latin American and world films, theater alternatively), with the name of Aquiles Nazoa, a Venezuelan writer and humorist native of the parish, who died in 1976. At the reinauguration ceremony the relatives of the Venezuelan poet received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libertador Municipality, Caracas
The Libertador Bolivarian Municipality ( es, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador) is the only administrative division of the Capital District and along with the municipalities of Baruta, Chacao, El Hatillo and Sucre forms the Metropolitan District of Caracas. It is landlocked by Vargas State and also borders Miranda State on the east and south. The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named " Libertador Municipality", in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar. Libertador is one of the smallest municipalities in Venezuela, with a total area of . It is the largest in terms of population, with approximately 2.1 million inhabitants. In this municipality is home to the Miraflores presidential palace, the Federal Legislative Palace, the National Electoral Council, the main offices of PDVSA and CANTV, the Central Bank of Venezuela and the public ministry. History It was first established in 1901 under the name of Libertador Department; with the Departmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa). The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-meter-high (7,200 ft) mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of almost 5 million inhabitants. The center of the city is still ''Catedral'', located near Bolívar Square, though some consider the center to be Plaza Venezuela, located in the Los Caobos area. Businesses in the city include service companies, banks, and malls. Caracas has a largely service-based economy, apart from some industrial activity in its metropolitan ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquiles Nazoa
Aquiles Nazoa (Caracas, 17 May 1920 - 26 April 1976) was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, poet and humorist. His work expressed the values of popular Venezuelan culture. Career He worked in the newspaper '' El Universal'' as a packer, later becoming a proof-reader. He had also begun to read English and French which allowed him to work simultaneously as a tourist guide in the Museo de Bellas Artes. He became the correspondent of El Universal in Puerto Cabello and was arrested in 1940 for ''defamation and slanderous allegations'' when criticising the Municipal authorities. He worked in ''Tropical Radio'', had a column in '' El Universal'' entitled ''Punta de lanza'' (spearhead), and was reporter for the newspaper ''Últimas Noticias.'' He collaborated in the weekly magazine El Morrocoy Azul and the newspaper '' El Nacional''. He wrote for the Colombian magazine, ''Sábado'' (Saturday) and lived a year in Cuba. In 1945, he became editor of the magazine Fantoches. In 1956, he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracas Metro
The Caracas Metro ( es, Metro de Caracas) is a mass rapid transit system serving Caracas, Venezuela. It was constructed and is operated by Compañía Anónima Metro de Caracas, a government-owned company that was founded in 1977 by José González-Lander who headed the project for more than thirty years since the early planning stages in the 1960s. Its motto is "" (translated as 'We are part of your life'). In 1978 MTA – New York City Transit's R46 #816 (now 5866) was shipped from the Pullman Standard's plant as a sample of rolling stock to be used for the new metro system that was under construction at the time. The system has 53 stations. The company is run by Major General Juan Carlos Du Bolay Perozo. Lines The Caracas Metro currently has the following lines in operation: These lines were built between 1978 and 2006. Line 2 has four terminal stations. Part of Line 2 was constructed as Line 4, but after its inauguration it was renamed Line 2. One must transfer on Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro Simón Bolívar
The Teatro Simón Bolívar (''English:'' Simón Bolívar Theatre) is a cultural and theatre complex located in the Libertador Municipality of Caracas. It is in the Rialto building near the Yellow House, the La Francia building, and Plaza Bolívar. History The space began its history as the Princess Cinema in 1917, and was then known as the Rialto Cinema from 1919. It was closed in 1941 and reopened in 1943. For many years after the reopening it was affected by deterioration, so in the 21st century it was rebuilt, and expanded, becoming the Simón Bolívar Theatre. It was reopened again on 18 December 2013 by the authorities of the Capital District and the mayor's office of the Libertador Municipality of Caracas. Facilities It has 679 seats adorned with allegorical symbols to the Liberator Simón Bolívar. These include 504 seats in the balcony and a multipurpose room with capacity for 175 people. The space also has areas enabled for exhibitions. See also * Teatro Municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro Municipal Of Caracas
The Teatro Municipal of Caracas is an opera house in Venezuela. It was inaugurated by President Guzmán Blanco in 1881. The theatre was initially named after the president. Construction The building was designed by Esteban Ricard, a French architect who left Venezuela before the project was completed. It was finished under the direction of the Venezuelan engineer Jesús Muñoz Tébar. The building incorporates structural ironwork imported from Great Britain, as there was no domestic production at the time. In 1896, President Joaquín Crespo commemorated General José Tadeo Monagas by erecting a statute of him in front of the theatre in a move for political unity. The building was modified in 1949 to facilitate redevelopment of central Caracas. Repertoire It is one of the oldest opera houses in South America; it opened on January 4, 1881, with Italian composer Errico Petrella's 1858 opera '' Jone'', which was revived for the centennial of the theatre in 1981 with noted Arg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 In Venezuela
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel ''Journey Through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
