Maestranza (Seville)

This 'box' consists of two parts: the access gate through which the successful bullfighters exit, and the theater box itself, which is reserved for the exclusive use of the Spanish royal family.When Carlos III prohibited bullfighting celebrations in 1786, work on the sculptures was halted, even though only one-third of the plaza had been completed at the time.After 34 years the cover of the launching slips of half of the ring was finished, to the left and right of the Palco del Príncipe; being easily viewed from the cathedral and the Giralda it was reflected in a great number of stamps of the time.The construction of five balconies to each side of the Palco de la Diputación was also added where the ring's clock is currently situated.[1] Every year the Real Maestranza commissions a painter to produce a poster announcing the bullfighting season in its Royal Bullring.
Principal façade, in Baroque style
The bullring
The Prince's (or Royal) Box at the bullring
Seville season posters
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