In 2007, this site previously occupied by a nineteenth century building, was recovered and processed as “home for the comedy” and turned into a theatre where there have been concerts, circuses and theatre, into the programming of the Festival.
This building, which disappeared in the early twenty-first century, was located on the east side of the Plaza Mayor, just in front of the San Bartoleme el Real Church. A religious building, gothic in design, its deterioration began as a consequence of the 1755 Lisboa earthquake.
La Casa de los Miradores was reformed in the 19th century, as is known by the date, 1890, found inside the structure, as well as by the neoclassical elements used in its reconstruction.
The structure is believed by many to be situated on top of an ancient 16th century palace, a theory supported by visible ruins as well as its overall privileged location; it is situated very close to the Palacios Maestrales, headquarters of the Order of Calatrava.
The modifications made to the Palace follow the architectural precepts of classicism utilized by the 19th century bourgeoisie. The façade is characterized by symmetry, a series of hollows surround a principal, centralized entryway. This entryway is marked by a central axis, which continues into the structure’s main hallway and principal patio. The patio is formed by a series of two-story galleries which are sustained by iron columns. The central axis terminates in the structure’s service zone, which can be accessed both centrally and laterally.
One of the most unique elements of this important palatine structure is the two windowed-balconies, located on both sides of the façade. These balconies demonstrate new stylistic and aesthetic concepts through their architectural manifestation of power, power which was being imposed upon the city of Almagro during the 19th and 20th centuries.
These concepts and the classic language takes a new social group emerging in the town of Almagro, the bourgeoisie, as the most representative of his thought.