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Monumental Bullring of Pamplona

Pamplona's bullring, in the Second Ensanche, was designed in 1920 and opened on 7 July 1922, in the middle of the Sanfermines. Its architect was Francisco Urcola, and in 1966 Rafael Moneo reformed it together with the engineer Carlos Fernández Casado, bringing it to about 19,720 seats, the second largest in Spain by capacity after Las Ventas. It is the final stage of the encierro. Next to the entrance to the ring is the Hemingway monument, by the sculptor Luis Sanguino (1968), in memory of the writer who mentioned it in The Sun Also Rises. The guided tour has five stations: an audiovisual on the encierro, the corrals and the life of the bull, the bullfight, the Puerta de Cuadrillas with the horse yard and the chapel, and the ring with the sand, the barriers and the bull pens. A guide or audio guide is offered in ten languages.

Things to do at Monumental Bullring of Pamplona: 4 missions

• Step on the sand of the ring and find the bull pensAt the last station of the tour, walk on the sand, find the barriers and look towards the bull pens where the bulls come out.
• Walk round the bullring and photograph its 1922 façadeWalk round the outside of the bullring opened in 1922 and notice the arches and entrances facing the promenade.
• Go into the chapel at the Puerta de CuadrillasOn the guided tour, reach the Puerta de Cuadrillas, pass through the horse yard and visit the chapel where the bullfighters pray before the fight.
• Find the Hemingway monument next to the ringGo up to the monument dedicated to the writer, by Luis Sanguino (1968), next to the entrance to the ring, and look at the writer's expression.

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Source: Web oficial - Ayuntamiento de Pamplona, Museo de la Plaza de Toros