La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample, Spain
Plaza de toros de las Arenas
La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample, Spain
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
- Opening hours
- Mo-Su,PH 10:00-22:00
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible
- Phone
- +34932890244
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The Plaza de toros de las Arenas is a neo-Mudéjar bullring designed by August Font i Carreras and opened on June 29, 1900, in Barcelona's La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample district. The structure hosted its final bullfight on June 19, 1977, after which it transitioned to cultural uses, serving as a music venue that featured performances by Carlos Santana and Paco de Lucia in 1977. The building was comprehensively transformed and reopened in 2011 as Arenas de Barcelona, a shopping and entertainment complex. Protected as part of Catalonia's cultural heritage, the building represents a striking example of early twentieth-century Catalan architectural ambition adapted to contemporary commercial purposes.
Architect
Movement
- Type
- bullring
- Heritage
- With urban protection, Cultural Asset part of the cultural heritage of Catalonia
- Place
- La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample, Spain
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