The Círculo de la Amistad (Circle of Friendship), which is considered one of the most emblematic buildings in the city, stands in calle Alfonso XIII, very near the main square las Tendillas. It was built on top of the former convent of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves and in 1850, started to be used as a casino. Only three years later it became the headquarters of the recently founded Artistic and Literary Lyceum.This was how the city’s 19th bourgeoisie promoted culture in the city.
The emblematic building, with a neo-Baroque portico, boasts modernistic canvasses by Julio Romero de Torres.
Also worthy of note is the building’s Salón Liceo, its library decorated by a frieze in relief by Mateo Inurria and its main courtyard.
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