Architecture in action: form and transcendence of the Nicolás Avellaneda Theatre

Abstract

This article addresses the Nicolas Avellaneda Theater, located on Sixth Avenue in Comayaguela, as an architectural object whose cultural value exceeds its neoclassical limits to become a living testament to the performing arts, a faithful observer of shows since 1898. Through a comprehensive study, the formal and functional characteristics of the building are analyzed, as well as its integration into the surrounding urban context and the role it plays as a stage for Honduran social life. It is also proposed that this theater should not only be understood and valued as architectural heritage due to its age, but also as a symbolic space of historical and cultural significance in the public life of Hondurans.