Bullring Castellón

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Bullring Castellón

The bullring Castellón (Valencian: Plaça de bous de Castelló , Spanish: Plaza de toros de Castellón ) is a bullring in the Spanish Mediterranean city of Castellón de la Plana .

location

The bullring in Castellón is located a few hundred meters northwest of the historic old town, directly at the southern end of the Ribaltas Park . The arena takes up large parts of a block and is bordered to the west, south and east by narrow houses, some of which clearly tower above the arena.

history

The town's previous bullring, made of wood and bricks, had to be demolished in 1878 due to its disrepair. The new arena was designed by the architect and former mayor of the city Manuel Montesinos Arlandis . Construction began in 1885 and was completed on January 12, 1887. The bullring was one of the first buildings to be erected outside the historic city center. However, the inauguration of the arena did not take place until July 3, 1887. In the first fight in the arena, the bullfighters Lagartijo and Frascuelo fought the bull Caramelo .

After Francisco Franco took over the city in June 1938, the site was used as a concentration camp for Republican prisoners for at least three months .

In 2004 the bullring was modernized. Among other things, new and larger seating was built in.

Events of the city festival La Magdalena also take place in the bullring today.

Building description

Main facade with the entrances to the arena

The building is an almost circular polygon with a total of 60 sides. The facade of the bullring was made of bricks . The ground floor contains large round arches , while the upper floor has smaller openings consisting of two round arches. A bronze medallion by the sculptor D. José Viciano Martí depicting the head of a bull is placed above the main facade of the Ribalta Park . Towards the Ribalta Park, the arena is separated by a small white wall with several red doors.

The bullring has a capacity of 13,000 spectators and occupies an area of ​​10,185 square meters. The diameter is 49 meters.

Web links

Commons : Castellón Bullring  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 39 ° 59 '9.2 "  N , 0 ° 2' 43.7"  W.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d La plaza. In: Plaza de toros de Castellón. Retrieved June 6, 2020 (Spanish).
  2. ↑ a b Plaza de Toros. In: Castelló Turismo. Retrieved June 6, 2020 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ La Guía Turística y Visual de Castellón. In: Castellón Turismo. 2010, accessed June 6, 2020 (Spanish).
  4. ^ Campo de concentración de Castellón. In: Los Campos de Concentración de Franco. Retrieved June 6, 2020 (Spanish).
  5. ↑ a b Pedro Mileo: La plaza de toros de Castellón perderá 1,200 localidades con la remodelación. In: El Mediterráneo. December 28, 2004, accessed June 6, 2020 (Spanish).
  6. ↑ ¿Cómo nació la plaza de toros de Castellón? In: El Mediterráneo. March 17, 2012, accessed June 6, 2020 (Spanish).