Beti Jai fronton Beti Jai fronton The Beti Jai fronton is a sport venue located in Madrid, Spain, currently in ruins. Located at 7 Marqués de Riscal St., the building (in Neo-Mudéjar style) dates from 1893 and it was opened in 1894. The last game played in the fronton was played in 1919. Currently in ruins, the venue is the last surviving 19th century Basque pelota fronton in Madrid. It was declared bien de interés cultural on 27 January 2011. The fronton was begun to be built in 1893, with a budget of approximately 500 000 pesetas. It is due to a design
Manila Jai Alai Building (NCCA), the National Historical Institute (NHI), the Heritage Conservation Society and other heritage conservationists opposed the demolition. Atienza, a frequent bettor on jai alai in his youth, would replace the building with a new building for the city's courts. The conservationists attempted to at least save the building's facade, but were rejected since aside from being inconsistent with the intended function as a court and the building's association with gambling, the facade would be incompatible with the new building's neoclassical style. The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) was given the lot where the building once stood in 2005. The new