Built in 1762, the Capilla de la Inmaculada has a modern and modest interior, but is worth a quick peek because it remains the church of choice at midday. This narrow and long chapel is an homage to Virgin Mary (Virgen Maria), who solemnly stands at the front altar. The interior is accented with...
This great little neo-classic style building, next door to the Teatro Municipal, is yet another center for the arts in Cali. Built in 1871 and beautifully restored in 1991, several free temporary art exhibits and arts performances are on the center stage inside. There is a small cinema on the...
Culture and Arts, Historical Building, Movie & Theater
Centro, Cali, Colombia
Should you find yourself downtown in the Centro of Cali there's a few possible reasons that you have reached this point. You are lost, you are trying to find an information center or you are in need of a culture fix. If the latter is true, read on!
A good place to start is the Teatro Municipal...
A respectable collection of gold and ceramics are housed in the Banco de la República building on Calle 7a. This is a fairly recent collection of Calima cultural artifacts — Calima being the name of the original indigenous group in the Valle de Cauca dating back nearly 9,000 years ago. Unlike...
On April 9, 1918, construction of this beautiful yellow theater began. Ten years later it was completed, with remodeling performed in the 1950’s. Modeled like an Italian opera theater, this neoclassical theater holds up to 1,200 people in its stylish and elaborate European-like interior. It was...