Plaza de Toros de Ronda
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Alternative Title
Bullring, Ronda
Date
1779-1785Description
View of the two level roofed seating from the bullring ground level; In Ronda, (province of Málaga) is one of the oldest operational bullrings in Spain. The arena has a diameter of 66 metres (217 ft), surrounded by a passage formed by two rings of stone. There are two levels of seating, each with five raised rows of seating and 136 pillars that make up 68 arches. The Royal Box has a sloping roof covered in Arabic tiles. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/29/2012)
Type of Work
arena (sports building); bullringSubject
animal, architecture, recreation and games, festivals, bullfighting, bullfights, Eighteenth century
Rights
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