La Monumental
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The Plaza Monumental de Barcelona, often known simply as La Monumental (ɫə munumənˈtaɫ), is a bullring
Bullring
A bullring is an arena where bullfighting is performed. Bullrings are often associated with Spain, but they can also be found in neighboring countries and the New World...

 in the city of Barcelona
Barcelona
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, Catalonia
Catalonia
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, Spain
Spain
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. It is the last bullfighting arena in commercial operation in Catalonia. It was inaugurated in 1914 under the name Plaza de El Sport and was immediately expanded and renamed in 1916 with its current name. It is situated at the confluence of the Gran Via and Carrer Marina (Marina Street) in the Eixample
Eixample
The Eixample is a district of Barcelona between the old city and what were once surrounding small towns , constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries....

 district. It has a capacity of 19,582 within 26 rows of lines, boxes, and bleachers on the first floor inside and a superior barrage surrounding the building.

It is the last place in Catalonia where bullfights are being held since the Parliament of Catalonia passed a ban of bullfighting events on July 28, 2010 to come into force in 2012. Balañá family property, which has transferred its operation to the House Matilla.

The building originally had a noucentista
Noucentisme
Noucentisme was a Catalan cultural movement of the early 20th century that originated largely as a reaction against Modernisme, both in art and ideology, and was, simultaneously, a perception of art almost opposite to that of avantgardists...

architectural style, the work of Manuel Joaquim Raspall i Mayol. The expansion work was done by Ignasi Mas i Morell and Domènec Sugrañes i Gras
Domènec Sugrañes i Gras
Domènec Sugrañes i Gras was a Catalan modernist architect and disciple of Antoni Gaudí. He succeeded him at the head of the works of the church of the Sagrada Familia and finished the façade of the Nativity...

 to give it its current facade, strongly influenced by Mudéjar
Mudéjar
Mudéjar is the name given to individual Moors or Muslims of Al-Andalus who remained in Iberia after the Christian Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity...

 and Byzantine
Byzantine
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architecture. It is one of the larger public arenas in Barcelona, with a capacity of just under 20,000 for bullfights or about 25,000 for events such as rock concerts (using part of the ring for spectators).

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