Art and culture
Azuaga Bullring
The Azuaga bullring owes its existence to the construction of the railway line between Peñarroya and Fuente del Arco.
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- Azuaga Bullring
A bullring in Roman style
Location and Contact:
- Contact person: Ayuntamiento de Azuaga
- Tel.:+34 924 89 03 37
- Tel.:+34 924 89 03 07
- Fax: +34 924 89 15 50
- Email: ayuntamiento@azuaga.badajoz.es
- Email: secretario@azuaga.badajoz.es
- Website address: www.azuaga.es
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The Azuaga bullring owes its existence to the construction of the railway line between Peñarroya and Fuente del Arco.
Azuaga's current bullring, excavated from a promontory in 1892, replaced the original wooden one which used to exist in the "fundición" or foundry area. It was inaugurated in 1894, almost at the same time as work on the railway which would connect the best bullrings of the surrounding area.
There are different theories about its origins, although the most plausible one appears to be that it was raised on top of a Roman circus, based on the shape of the arena.
Azuaga Bullring has been recognised as an Asset of Cultural Interest.
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- Origin:
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- 19th century
- Construction:
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- Bullring
- Period in history:
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- 19th century
- 21st century
- Official name :
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- Property of Cultural Interest
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