Teatro Degollado

The Teatro Degollado is defined by a massive portico supported by sixteen Corinthian columns, which holds up a pediment featuring a high-relief marble sculpture of Apollo and the nine Muses. Located in Guadalajara’s historic center, this neoclassical theater is a centerpiece of the city’s cultural life. It was commissioned in eighteen fifty-five by Governor Santos Degollado to provide the city with a venue for the arts, though political turmoil and war delayed its completion for over a decade.