Placa Teatro Apolo

The former Teatro Apolo in Madrid was a prominent theater on Calle de Alcalá that stood from 1873 to 1929. Designed by the French architects P. Chauderlot and F. Festau, it seated 2,500 spectators and served mainly as a stage for the so-called género chico, a genre of one-act performances that became popular in the city. After it closed, the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had the building demolished to make way for the bank's headquarters. Today, the site is occupied by the building housing the City of Madrid's finance and administration department. For visitors, the spot is now interesting mainly as a historic landmark of Madrid's theater history, since the original building no longer exists.