It is one of the most emblematic architectural works of the city. The current building is the result of the reconstruction of the old Rosalía de Castro theater, which was burned down in 1910 during a carnival ball. To prevent the theater from being lost, the family of philanthropist José García Barbón commissioned the works of the new building to architect Antonio Palacios, who designed a monumental building integrating various functions such as a cinema, casino, and theater. On the ground floor, the main lobby, the grand staircase, and the circular theater hall would be located. In the lower part of the building, taking advantage of the slope of the plot, there was a cinema hall and a space designated for a restaurant. Today, part of this interior layout has changed, and the building currently features a theater-concert hall with a capacity for 994 people, an auditorium with 475 seats, rooms for seminars, a library… In terms of architecture, the main facade stands out, showing influences from Charles Garnier’s Paris Opera and Bilbao’s Arriaga theater, reflected in the curved treatment of the facade and its division into three sections by large pilasters. The side facades show a greater formal rigor and a more restrained ornamentation, highlighting the large glazed surface of the two sides. The entire building was restored by architect Desiderio Pernas between 1982 and 1984, after being acquired by the financial entity Caixanova to convert it into a cultural center. It was covered with a copper roof to house the library; the bronze horse sculptures by Juan Oliveira were placed on the pilasters of the main facade, and the rest of the stone figures by Manuel Buciños, allegorical to painting, theater, sculpture, literature, cinema, and music, were added. It was inaugurated on March 22, 1984.