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Pictures Las Arenas Barcelona
Las Arenas shopping centre in a former bull ring.
Las Arenas is a former bull fighting ring in Barcelona, which has been transformed into a fabulous shopping mall featuring a 360º roof-top skywalk terrace with panoromic views of the city.

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Las Arenas on opening day March 2011. The entire facade has been raised one level, and a new roof top cupola with an open terrace has been added. There is a concert and theatre space in the dome of the cupola.

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Las Arenas was built in 1900 and was designed by Augusto Font y Carreras. There was room for 16.000 bullfighting fans

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Header of poster from inaugural bullfight at Las Arenas in 1900. The last corrida that took place at Las Arenas was in 1977.

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From bullfighting to shopping. Las Arenas has shops, restaurants and cinemas.

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Las Arenas by night.

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The needle skywalk can provide cheap thrills when it shakes in the wind.

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The original facade of the bullring has been raised one storey. Impressive.

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Old postcard of Las Arenas when there was less traffic on Plaça Espanya

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Amazing views of Fira Montjuic exhibition area from the roof of Las Arenas, which you can also enjoy from the many terrace restaurants

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Nice views of the recently resurrected copy of "Las Cuatro Columnas" by Josep Puig i Cadafalch behind the Magic Fountain on Montjuic

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Close up of MNAC museum Barcelona

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Miro Park to the west with the famous Miro sculpture "Dona i l'Ocell" - Woman and Bird.

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La Sagrada Familia is easy to spot in the distance.

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Torre de Collserola, Tibidabo hill and the Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor church

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