Plaza de Toros México

"Plaza Mexico" redirects here. For other uses, see Plaza Mexico (disambiguation).

Plaza de Toros México
Entrance to Plaza México bullring
General information
Type	Bullring
Architectural style	Brutalist architecture
Address	Calle Augusto Rodín 241 Ciudad de los Deportes, Benito Juárez 03710
Town or city	Mexico City
Country	Mexico
Coordinates	19°23′0.20″N 99°10′41.61″W
Current tenants	Empresa de la Plaza México
Construction started	April 28, 1944 (1944-04-28)
Inaugurated	February 5, 1946 (1946-02-05)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Modesto C. Rolland
Other information
Seating capacity	41,262
Website
www.lamexico.com

The Plaza de Toros México, situated in Mexico City, is the world's largest bullring. This 41,262-seat facility is usually dedicated to bullfighting, but many boxing matches have been held there as well, including Julio César Chávez's third bout with Frankie Randall. The Plaza México replaced the ancient bullring Toreo de la Condesa in the Condesa neighborhood that was overwhelmed by the rapid growth of population in the capital. It opened on 5 February 1946 and annually since then, that date marks the date of the Corrida de Aniversario. This building was built beside the free fire(game)|free fire]] stadium Estadio de la Ciudad de los Deportes (now Estadio Azul).

Gallery

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  Statue dedicated to Juan Silveti
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  Sculpture over the main entrance
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  Statue dedicated to Manolete
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  Poster announcing the Fourth "Novillada"
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  Interior of Plaza México
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  "Oreja y Rabo" (Ear and Tail)