The Plaza de Toros de El Bibio is a bullring located in Gijón, Asturias, Spain.
| El Bibio | |
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Plaza de Toros de El Bibio | |
 Façade of El Bibio bullring at night | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Bullring |
| Architectural style | Neo-Mudéjar |
| Address | c/ Ezcurdia, 33203 Gijón |
| Town or city | Gijón, Asturias |
| Country | Spain |
| Coordinates | 43°32′07.7″N 05°38′43.9″W / 43.535472°N 5.645528°W |
| Current tenants | Circuitos Taurinos |
| Construction started | 1886 |
| Completed | 1888 |
| Inaugurated | August 12, 1888 |
| Renovated | 1997 |
| Owner | Gijón City Hall |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 50 m |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Ignacio de Velasco |
| Other designers | Carlos Velasco Peyronnet |
| Other information | |
| Seating capacity | 9,258 |
| Official name | Plaza de Toros de El Bibio |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 1992 |
| Reference no. | RI-51-0007222 |
Situated in the neighbourhood of El Bibio, it was inaugurated on August 12, 1888, with a bullfighting with Luis Mazzantini and Rafael Guerra, Guerrita.[1]
The bullring was partially destroyed between July and August 1936, in the context of Spanish Civil War. In August 1937, after the city was taken by the Nationalist faction, Francoist troops used its ruins as a temporary concentration camp for Republican prisoners.[2][3]
It was renovated in 1997. On March 20, 1992, it was declared Bien de Interés Cultural.[4]
Apart from bullfighting, the ring is also used for music concerts.
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Aerial view of the bullring -
El Bibio, during a corrida
References
edit- ^ "Los Toros" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 13 August 1888. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Asturianos tras las alambradas". elcomercio.es (in Spanish). 2019-05-08.
- ^ "La Libertad es un bien muy preciado: Campo de concentración de Gijón". Asturias Republicana (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ Plaza de Toros de El Bibio
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