Edificio del Círculo Mercantil e Industrial y Teatro Cervantes, Cultural center and theatre at Paseo de Almeria, Spain.

The Edificio del Círculo Mercantil e Industrial y Teatro Cervantes is a freestanding rectangular building. Its main facade on the Paseo de Almería has a projecting three-storey section with five openings, decorated with pilasters, dentilled cornices, balustrades, curved pediments, reliefs of theatrical symbols, masks, a tondo with Cervantes's effigy and sunflower lamps. The entrance hall, decorated by T. Villalba in 1920, has a tiled dado, carved doors and gilded coffered ceilings.

Architect Enrique López Rull designed the building in 1898, and it opened in 1921 to meet Almería's need for a dedicated cultural and entertainment venue. The completion came nearly two decades after the original design, reflecting the city's growing aspirations for modern cultural facilities.

The horseshoe-shaped auditorium curves sharply toward the east, and the stage opening and the fronts of the three tiers of boxes carry gilded plaster motifs. The ceiling centres on a large rosette whose mouldings were made by Francisco Álvarez Lloret, a prize pupil of Almería's art school sent to the 1900 Paris Exposition.

The building sits on Almería's main avenue and is easy to reach on foot from the city center. Theatre performances and public spaces are accessible during regular hours, with the commercial areas also open to visitors.

The balustrade at street level is decorated with vases and pawns added in the 1970s to symbolise the chess championships held there, not part of the original design.