Vizcaya Monuments
The Bilbao City Hall was built on the site
of the former convent of San Agustín (St Agustin), ceded
by the Government to Bilbao City Hall in 1880.Its location at
the beginning of the Campo de Volantín and its direct links
with the area called the "Ensanche" or the area of expansion
of Bilbao, via the San Agustín swing bridge, gives the
site its special visual and strategic importance in the city.
The basilica in which the Virgin of Begoña, patron
saint and spiritual mother of Bizkaia is worshipped, is found
on the top of a hill dominating the city. It can be reached from
the Medieval Quarter on foot or by using an elevator from Calle
Esperanza. This Gothic church dates from the 16th century and
is surrounded by a large park which was given the name of Echevarria
after the old steelworks which used to occupy this site and of
which only a single chimney stack remains.
Provincial Country.
This building was designed by the architect Luis Aladrén,
at the end of the 19th century. Eclectic in style, the formal
characteristics of this building show a preoccupation for the
composition of the facades and its external appearance. The predominating
characteristics of this style are its overelaborate decoration
and ostentation.This building is a perfect example of the late
19th century monumental eclectic style. It is one of the most
emblematic buildings in Bilbao and the province of Bizkaia.It
stands on the Gran Vía.
Plaza Nueva of Bilbao
Known popularly as the Plaza Nueva of Bilbao, this square is one
of the most interesting neoclassical squares in the Basque Country,
where this kind of monument is common: Vitoria, San Sebastián...
The construction of the square came about as a result of a period
of major economic expansion in which, from the end of the 18th-century,
a number of different areas of the city were rebuilt.
The Arriaga theatre is located on the edge of the Medieval
quarter, near the river estuary and stands in the middle of the
square that gives it its name.
The Theatre is the only one of its kind and makes Bilbao a permanent
venue on the international theatre circuit, something that would
be impossible without a building of this quality.19th century.
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