Hipódromo de la Zarzuela
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| Grandstands of the Hipódromo de la Zarzuela (2008). | |
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| place | Madrid |
| Coordinates | 40 ° 28 '4 " N , 3 ° 45' 22" W |
| owner | SEPI , LAE |
| start of building | 1935 |
| opening | May 1941 |
| architect | Carlos Arniches Moltó Martín Domínguez Esteban Eduardo Torroja Miret |
| capacity | 17,000 |
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The Hipódromo de la Zarzuela is a horse racing track in the Spanish capital, Madrid , in the Moncloa-Aravaca district . It was opened in 1941 and is one of the most important racetracks in the country. Characteristic are the grandstands designed by the well-known Spanish architects Carlos Arniches and Martin Dominguez and civil engineer Eduardo Torroja Miret , with a horizontal cantilever construction of the roofs made of segment-shaped curved reinforced concrete shells , which have been a listed building since 1980.
In 2016, the Museo Eduardo Torroja was opened in the Hipódromo de la Zarzuela , a museum dedicated to the work of the well-known civil engineer and pioneer of concrete shell construction.
history
Construction of the Hipódromo de la Zarzuela racecourse began in 1935, but the work had to be interrupted during the Spanish Civil War. The completion of the complex was delayed so until May 1941. In 1996 the complex was once the operating company Hipodromo de Madrid SA in bankruptcy went decommissioned. In 2003, the new operating company Hipódromo de La Zarzuela SA was founded in order to put the racetrack back into operation. 95.78% of the joint-stock company is owned by the state holding company SEPI and 4.22% by the lottery company LAE . Horse races have been held again since 2005.
The Hipódromo de la Zarzuela was between 1941 and 1993 and has hosted the Gran Premio de Madrid , the country's most prestigious horse race , since 2006 .
Geographical location and transport links
The Hipódromo de la Zarzuela is located in the north-west of Madrid, in the Barrio Ciudad Universitaria of the Moncloa-Aravaca district . The racetrack can be reached via the Autovía A-6 (exit 8), with the 658 bus and on weekdays with the 651A line. There are also shuttle buses available on race days from the Moncloa transport hub to the Hipódromo.
photos
Horse race 2008
Grandstands at night
Cantilever construction of the roof during renovation work
Visit by Robert Taylor in 1957
View of the stands during a horse race.
Inside view.
See also
Web links
- Official Homepage (Spanish)
- Official Homepage Museo Eduardo Torroja (Spanish)