Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza - Seville, Spain
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The Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza is located on Paseo de Cristóbal Colón overlooking the river Guadalquivir.
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Location: Andalucía, Spain
Date Posted: 04/23/2014
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The Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza was built between 1761 and 1881. It has a baroque façade painted in a bright white and golden ocher. The higher sections are covered by a roof supported by marble arches and columns that give a particular personality to this plaza.
This magnificent bullring is considered to be one of the finest in Spain and is one of the oldest and most important in the world. Although many of the younger generation in Spain abhor the sport, it remains phenomenally popular, especially in Seville, and the 'Catedral del Toreo' is the perfect place to experience the electric atmosphere of a corrida.
The arena accommodates 14,000 and, despite its size, the acoustics allow you to hear everything wherever you're sitting. The main entrance is the Puerta del Príncipe (the Prince's Gate) with beautiful 16th-century iron gates, originally from a convent, made by Pedro Roldán. After an outstanding performance the torero (bullfighter) will be carried out through these gates on the audience's shoulders. Look out for the slight slope in the arena; it's higher in the centre than near the stalls to give the bullfighter an advantage - he can sprint downhill to get behind the barricade, while the bull has to come to a stop to avoid crashing into it.
The corrida season is from Easter Sunday to 12 October, with around 20 fights in total. Many celebrated matadors appear during Feria week at the end of April. Other important corridas take place on 10 June, 15 August, the last weekend in September and 12 October. Fights usually take place on Sunday evenings.
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