Coliseum Burgos

Historia

The Coliseum Burgos, formerly named as Plaza de Toros de Burgos, is an indoor arena mainly used as bullring located in Burgos, Spain.HistoryPlaza de Toros de Burgos (1967–2015)Built between 1966 and 1967, the bullring was inaugurated on 28 June 1967 with a corrida by Jaime Ostos, El Cordobés and Tinín.In 1975, the bullring hosted the first pop music festival in Spain, known as La Cochambre, including performances of several Spanish bands.Its façade had three big doors and a capacity for 12,277 spectators.Coliseum Burgos (2015–present)In 2013, mayor Javier Lacalle announced the intention of building a new indoor arena due to the risk of collapse of the bullring, but due to its high costs, the solution was to integrally renovate the bullring and to add a roof.The renovation finished in 2015 and the arena was re-inaugurated on 27 June 2015 with the first corrida of the 2015 local season, with bullfighters Enrique Ponce, El Juli and Alejandro Talavante.Current usesCurrently, the Coliseum is only used for bullfighting. The Coliseum is prepared for basketball use if a team from the city achieves an eventually promotion to Liga ACB.The Spanish national basketball team played two friendly games in the arena in 2015 and 2016 against Venezuela and Angola.