![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Teatro_Baralt_by_Beria.jpg/640px-Teatro_Baralt_by_Beria.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Baralt Theatre
Theatre in Maracaibo, Venezuela / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
El Teatro Baralt (English: The Baralt Theatre) is a theatre in downtown Maracaibo, Venezuela, at the northwestern corner of the historic Plaza Bolívar. The first theatre at the site was built in the mid 19th century as a small performance hall, with subsequent theatre buildings there having seen many different reconstructions.
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Teatro_Baralt_by_Beria.jpg/640px-Teatro_Baralt_by_Beria.jpg)
A major Venezuelan cultural institution, the theatre received a National Monument designation in 1981, recognizing its location as the site of the first film screenings in the country and as a longstanding part of the historic center of Maracaibo.