Centro Cultural Metropolitano

Centro Cultural Metropolitano (English: Metropolitan Cultural Center) is a cultural institution based in Quito, Ecuador. It was established in 1997 in a building which dates to 1622.

Metropolitan Cultural Center

This building belongs to the colonial epoch, but its facade was rebuilt in the 20th century with a neo-classic style. The First Central University was in this building. It also was a jail where Spanish authorities executed insurgents during the Ecuadorian War of Independence.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Metropolitan Cultural Centre of Quito |". www.pps.org. Retrieved 2021-01-04.


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