Discovery of the Roman Theater

The Roman Theater was buried for centuries under streets, houses and, finally, the Palace of Archives, Libraries and Museums of Malaga . This building, better known as the House of Culture, began to be built in 1940 and by the end of the decade it was almost finished. However, during the works for the landscaping of this space , carried out in 1951 , the remains of a monumental construction made of ashlars and that formed a semicircular vault were found. At first, it was thought that it was one of the gates in the Roman wall.

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The article El Teatro Romano de Málaga: evolution of a space (2007) narrates what happened next:

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"The architect Enrique Atencia, who directed those works, and the historian and local curator of archaeological excavations Juan Temboury, who had been present throughout the entire process of recovery of the Alcazaba, were in charge of the continuity of the debris removal tasks Late in August, when a series of stepped steps built with ashlars with a module similar to those of the first construction found appeared as an extension of that vaulted arch, they could easily deduce that they were in front of the remains of a Roman theater. "

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From then on, the debate on the demolition of the House of Culture began , which took place in 1994 . In this way, what was left of the Roman Theater of Malaga came to light.