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with a new plan. Once approved, Carrera commissioned Matheu himself and Miguel Ruiz de
Santisteban to build the theater. Initially it was in charge of engineer Miguel Rivera Maestre, but he quit after a few months and was replaced by German expert José Beckers, who built the Greek façades and added
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Guatemala of 1884 describes the theater as follows: «In the middle of the square is the Theater, similar in size and elegance to any of the rest of Spanish America. Lines of orange trees and other nice trees of brilliant flowers and delicious fragrances surround the
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started the construction of a massive
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government, the building was remodeled to celebrate the
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incompetence to deal with the disaster, and then because of the
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a lobby. This was the first monumental building ever built in the
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The new street market was called simply "Colón" and remained in that place until 1948, when -after several years of lobbying- a new formal market was built across the street.
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building while the statues and fountains placed at certain intervals enhance even more the beauty of the place.
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after the Liberal Reform of 1871) was a majestic classic Greek style theater built by president Captain General
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