Plaza de Toros de Ronda

The Plaza de Toros de Ronda arena has a diameter of 66 metres, surrounded by way of a passage fashioned with the aid of two rings of stone. There are layers of seating, every with five raised rows and 136 pillars that make up 68 arches. The Royal Box has a sloping roof blanketed in Arabic tiles. Construction of the bullring began in 1779 and finished in 1785. It stands on the west fringe of Ronda, about blocks from Puente Nuevo and the El Tajo canyon. The design is attributed to the architect Martín de Aldehuela. The bullring additionally homes a museum dedicated to the spectacle.

In 1994, US singer Madonna shot her track video, Take A Bow, inside the bullfight arena, and deliberate to ask enthusiasts to participate as extras, however simply earlier than capturing, that plan was discarded. Madonna's co-celebrity in the video became Spanish bullfighter Emilio Munoz, who performed her Latin lover who leaves her after spending a passionate night time with the heartbroken blonde. In 2001, the bullring changed into the area of the very last quiz and execution inside the first season of the U.S. Truth TV display The Mole, hosted by way of Anderson Cooper.