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Le Plaza de Toros3

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                                                   La Plaza de Toros

                                     

 

                                 La Plaza de Toros (on line image) <http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl> februrary 16, 2007
 
 
Questions and answers:
 
Why is it called la plaza de toros? What is the word orgin?
La plaza de toros de pamplona ( the bullring of pamplona) Is called this because it is the bullrinf in pamplona. It is the third largest bullring in the World. La plaza de toros doesn't really have a word orgin it is just a straight foward name.
Who are some famous people associated with La Plaza de Toros?
One famous man to travel to La Plaza de toros would be the author Ernest Hemmingway. Hemmingway was always looking for new geographical adventures, one of which included visiting the bullring of pamplona. Hemmingway would often write about plce he had traveled to.
 
 
When was it built? important dates?
La Plaza de toros was bulit in 1922 by the one of House Martinicorena and a native named Antonio Mendizábal. There is one important date that is celebrated every year, October 10th. During this time the san fermin festival and the running of the bulls takes place.
What is the style and the time period of La Plaza de Toros?
La plaza de Toros was built in 1922. It is in a circular shape. The stadium cam hold over 12,000 people. From the outside it kind of looks like it has a Middle Eastern archtecial style.
 
 
What is held in La Plaza de toros?
 
Bullfights are held in la plaza de toros. La plaza de toros is also the ending place for the running of the bulls.
 
 
 
 

                                   

 

  La plaza de toros (on line image) <http://www.bhalu.com/naveen/spain-99/madrid/images/plaza-del-toros-2.jpg>

 

 

 

Works Cited

" History Of the Bullring Of Pamplona." 2001. 1 March 2007. <http://reverso2.com/ri45r/ASP/url/result.asp?directions=1034$1033>

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