The Lola's Room, originally the Tívoli Cinema, is located in the space where the ancient castle-fortress of the city was situated. Its demolition file, approved in the municipal session of January 5, 1932, was presented by Mr. José Corbella Pené, on behalf of Mr. Bonoso Lara, and extended by municipal agreement of August 17, 1933. [+ info]

The Lola's Room, originally the Tívoli Cinema, is located in the space where the ancient castle-fortress of the city was situated. Its demolition file, approved in the municipal session of January 5, 1932, was presented by Mr. José Corbella Pené, on behalf of Mr. Bonoso Lara, and extended by municipal agreement of August 17, 1933.

The new construction project, by Fernando Alzado, was striking as it represented a radical break with the regionalist or eclectic architecture that was being carried out in the locality, and inaugurated the modern avant-garde architecture that was beginning to be tested in the Spanish state.

Its metallic structure, resembling a skeleton, the use of concrete, the absence of any element that recalled the architecture of the past, the perfect organization of the space for the intended function, which foresaw the elimination of any type of interior support that would hinder the viewer's vision in the seating area, its restrooms, etc., amazed the people of Andújar in those years, who saw in the building the symbol of the new times.

This building is often associated with the expressionist movement, although it is more evident in its facade project than in the interior design of its space. The seating area is presided over by the spectator's rest area, with the stairs and restrooms on its flanks. The facade, organized on two floors separated by the protective visor, faithfully reflects this described organization, as the aforementioned rest areas coincide on the facade with large windows, which on the mezzanine floor are separated by semicylindrical pillars, and on the ground floor, with the access doors flanking a wide closure.

The lateral spaces of the stairs coincide on the facade with solid masses. The flatness of this facade is broken, in its upper part and on the east side -ticket office-, with highlighted bodies of curved corners, conceived in the form of a set square and decorated with horizontal bands, which, together with the windows, are the elements that give personality to this extremely simple facade.

Association of Friends of the Heritage of Andújar