The Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballeria de Sevilla or the La Maestranza Bullring in Seville is the oldest bullring in Spain. Most of the time, during the Feria de Abril in Sevilla, the La Maestranza is always the venue for bullfighting festivals.
Tourist/ people from all around the world are more fascinated with and amused by the size that invites attraction to those who have seen it. They said, the Bullring itself is already an attraction to the people. In addition to what the tourists have comment after they have seen the place, they said the bullfighting ring of the La Maesrtanza is considered one of the world’s most challenging environments because of his history that flattered the Sevillanos. Characteristics and hundreds and thousands of people watching/ present during the occasions is already an attraction to the world.
The building possessed the Baroque facades of the 1762- 1881 centuries. The arena accommodates 14, thousands people watching events and in spite of these thousands of people still scattered from all over the place, still you are able to hear the music wherever you‘re seated.
The main entrance is the Puerta Del Principe designed with a glamorous 16th century iron gate made by Pedro Roldan. After the event, the performer or the bullfighter passes through this same gate. It is an elevated place overlooking the arena of bullfighting.
It has been told that the most famous visitor who came to visit the La Maestra Bullring is Hollywood actress Margarita Carmen Dolores- screened name: Rita Hayworth with her husband Orson Welles in 1960’s.
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