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The Plaza de Toros de El Bibio is a bullring located in Gijón, Asturias, Spain.

El Bibio
Plaza de Toros de El Bibio
Façade of El Bibio bullring at night
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
Current tenants	Circuitos Taurinos
Construction started	1886
Completed	1888
Inaugurated	August 12, 1888; 134 years ago (1888-08-12)
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
Historic site
Spanish Cultural Heritage
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
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  El Bibio, during a corrida

References

External links

• Profile at Mundotoro
• Profile at Tauroweb^{[permanent dead link]}

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