Plaza de Toros de Pamplona

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Corrida at the annual San Fermin festival, concerts, shows

The Plaza de Toros de Pamplona 's bullring in the city of Pamplona, ​​Navarre.

It was built in 1920-1922, replaced the old Plaza de Toros, which was located near the Plaza del Castillo in 1921 and destroyed by fire, and since the very beginning in the possession of the retirement home of Pamplona. The Arena is the largest Plaza de Toros in Navarre and the third largest in the world in terms of the crowd of over 19,000 people. She gained worldwide recognition by mentioning Hemingway novel Fiesta.

Was built in the arena for the San Fermin fiestas of 1922 under the direction of the architect Francisco Urcola from San Sebastian. Despite new materials such as reinforced concrete, the design language historical forms remained committed citations refer to the Renaissance and Plateresque. In 1966, the arena was for a competition under the direction of Rafael Moneo remodeled in collaboration with the engineer Carlos Fernández Casado.

During the Fiesta between 7 and 14 July is the arena goal of bull running, in which, except on the opening day, six fighting bulls driven through the city. These bulls occur with three matadors in the arena the same evening. In addition, the Arena serves as the event building for concerts and shows.

Prior to the Plaza de Toros, on the Paseo d ' Heminway, Pamplona Ernest Hemingway honors since 1968 with a monument on which it emphasizes the friendship of the writer to the Navarrese people and their admiration for its festivals and its ability to describe these festivals and in to make known to the world.

Young animal with runners in the Plaza de Toros de Pamplona to the Encierro.

Coat of arms of the arena.