Arenas de Barcelona - Barcelona, Spain - Indoor Malls on Waymarking.com

The new Arenas de Barcelona opened in March 2011. The mall itself consists out of 6 floors from which three are meant for the 116 shops and the other three for activities like bars, restaurants (about 20), a cinema, a sport centre, a concert hall and the Rock Museum of Barcelona. It catches the eye that next to Fnac also a few other well known brand are present in the mall, like: Desigual, Mango, Calvin Klein and the 8th Nespresso store of the city. Underneath the complex you can find a Mercadona supermarket and a parking-lot consisting out of four floors with room for 1250 cars and 500 motorbikes.

History

The Arenas (Arenes in Catalan) was built between 1889 and 1900 as the Plaça de Toros de les Arenes, the bullring of Barcelona. It was designed by the Catalan architect August Font i Carreras in a Moorish style with a monumental horseshoe shaped entrance decorated with colorful tiles. The arena, which has a diameter of 52 meters (171 ft), could seat up to 16,000 spectators. Besides bullfights, the arena also played host to a number of concerts; the Beatles even performed here in 1966.

Bullfighting never really caught on in Catalonia and the last bullfight took place here on June 9, 1977, leaving the Plaza de Toros Monumental as the only bullfighting arena in Barcelona - at least until January 2012 when a bullfighting ban went into effect.

For decades, the arena stood empty and it took until 1999 before plans were launched to turn the arena into a modern shopping and entertainment center. The architectural firm of Richard Rogers was selected to design a state of the art complex, while conserving the historic red brick structure.

The new Arenas de Barcelona opened in March 2011. The original façade is mostly intact and encircles a modern domed complex with eateries, shops, movie theaters and a Rock Museum, all spread over six floors.

The rooftop terrace, which is accessible either via a series of escalators or via an elevator attached to the exterior of the building, offers great 360 degree views over the surrounding area. The views over Plaça d'Espanya and towards the Palau Nacional are especially impressive.

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Movie Theater: yes Food Court: yes Anchor stores (if any) and their coordinates: Very great place !!! Amazing !!!! Number of stores in the mall.: 116 Does the mall have an arcade?: Does Hours: Shops: Mon-Sat 10:00-22:00 Restaurants: Mon-Sun 10:00-0:30 (2:30 holidays) The malls address: www.arenasdebarcelona.com

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