Gran Rex Theater

The Teatro Gran Rex, an Art Deco hall of Buenos Aires

On the Avenida Corrientes stands the Gran Rex, a large Art Deco theatre and the main concert hall of Buenos Aires. With its thousands of seats, it hosts the greatest concerts. The Buenos Aires audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this emblematic hall of the cultural life of the capital.

The great concert hall of the city

Inaugurated in the 1930s, the Teatro Gran Rex is a large Art Deco theatre, with several thousand seats, which makes it one of the main concert halls of Buenos Aires. On the Avenida Corrientes, the avenue of theatres, it has hosted countless concerts and shows. Its clean and functional architecture illustrates the modernity of the 1930s in the Argentine capital.

What to see

You admire the Art Deco façade, plain and elegant, which marks the Avenida Corrientes. The Gran Rex is above all a lively concert hall, in the heart of the nightlife and cultural life of Buenos Aires. It is a stop for lovers of twentieth-century architecture and shows, on the avenue of theatres.

Practical information

The Teatro Gran Rex lies on the Avenida Corrientes, in the heart of Buenos Aires, reachable on foot and by public transport. Its façade can be freely admired from the avenue; access inside depends on the programme of concerts and shows, which varies. It is best to check the agenda before coming.

What is the Teatro Gran Rex?

It is a large 1930s Art Deco theatre, with several thousand seats, one of the main concert halls of Buenos Aires, on the Avenida Corrientes.

Where is the Teatro Gran Rex?

On the Avenida Corrientes, the avenue of theatres, in the heart of Buenos Aires.