Grand Casino of the Sardinero, square de Italia, city of Santander, Cantabria, Spain, Europe
The building was constructed and opened in 1916, based on the design of the architect Eloy Martínez del Valle. It has nothing to do with this casino is built in 1870 in the same place, which was the scene for many years with numerous parties, which gathered Amadeo, Alfonso XIII, Victoria Eugenia. This second building has combined roulette and baccarat with the dances, party favors and the staging of plays, musicals and opera companies that succeeded in his theater. Why not ceased to be the focal point of summer entertainment, a situation which, however, suffered a marked shift during the war. The almost complete closure of their premises, unless the theater, which was assigned to art movie theater and testing continued until the December 1, 1978, when it was reopened as a casino only after the restoration carried out by the architect Ricardo Lorenzo, who kept the neoclassical style with modernist notes.
Size: 4287px × 2848px
Location: Santander, Cantabria, Spain, Europe
Photo credit: © Teo Moreno Moreno / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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