Edificio Vita

The Edificio Vita, also known as Lope de Vega or Los Sótanos, towers over the corner of Gran Vía and Calle de San Bernardo in Madrid. Designed by the architects Julián and Joaquín Otamendi, the building was constructed between 1945 and 1949 on the former site of the Casa Profesa. Today it houses the Hotel Emperador as well as the Teatro Lope de Vega, which opened in 1949 for musical performances and was later fitted with a movie screen. You can admire the imposing architecture of the 1940s and experience the cultural history of a spot that is considered a focal point of the third section of the famous Gran Vía.