The Gran Vía 35 Building, also known as Palacio de la Música is a theater located at Gran Vía 35 in

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. It was commissioned by the Sociedad Anónima General de Espectáculos (SAGE) and built by architect Secundino Zuazo Ugalde in 1926.José del Corral, (2005), ''La Gran Vía: historia de una calle'', Silex Ediciones, Madrid, págs. 161-162

History

The building was designed and built during the construction process of Gran Vía, on a surface area of just over one thousand square meters. It was initially designed as a

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, and by 1928 it began to be used as a

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. Blockbusters such as

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were screened on the premises. Initially it was thought to name it as ''Sala Olimpia'', later as ''Musical Cinema'' and finally as ''Palacio de la Música''. During its construction, the night of December 4, 1925 part of the roof collapsed. This event caused the interior to be redesigned, which caused a delay in the final delivery of the work. The first film screened, in 1926, was The American Venus by

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References

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