Non-contemporary
Non-religious buildings of note
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Plaza Nueva
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Banco Bilbao
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Biblioteca Municipal (Municipal Library)
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Mercado de la Ribera
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Palacio Gortázar
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Casa Mazarredo
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Palacio Gómez La Torre
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Instituto Politécnico de Atxuri
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Mallona cemetery
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Casa Manuel Bilbao
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La Concordia Bilbao-Santander station
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Alhóndiga wine warehouse
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La Bilbaína
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Teatro Campos Elíseos
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Diputación de Bizkaia
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Ayuntamiento de Bilbao (City Hall)
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Teatro Arriaga
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Atxuri station
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Palacio La Bolsa
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Hotel Carlton
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Museo Vasco
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Ascensores Begoña lifts
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Edificio La Equitativa
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Palacio Chavarri / Gobierno Civil
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Palacio de Ibaigane
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Hospital de Basurto
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Rascacielos Bailén tower
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Sociedad Filarmónica
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Ametzola station
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Fábrica Harinas La Ceres
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Casa en Marzana
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Casa Montero
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Casa Cuna
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Casa en Víctor
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Escuelas Mújica school
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Grupo y Colegio Público Ollerias school
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Kiosko Arenal bandstand
Plaza Nueva
Style: Neoclassical
Date: 1851
Authors: Silvestre Pérez and Antonio Echevarria
Euskaltzaindia (Royal Academy of the Basque language) is located in this square
Location: Casco Viejo
Metro: Casco Viejo (Unamuno or San Nicolás)
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Banco Bilbao
Style: Neoclassical eclecticist
Date : 1868–1882
Author: Severino Achúcarro
Location: Plaza San Nicolás
Metro: Casco Viejo (San Nicolás)
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Biblioteca Municipal
(Municipal Library)
Style: Eclecticist and baroque
Date: 1888
Author: Severino Achúcarro
Location: Bidebarrieta street, next to Teatro Arriaga
Metro: Casco Viejo (San Nicolás)
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Mercado de la Ribera
Style: Rationalist
Date: 1930
Author: Pedro Ispizua
Largest in-door food market in Europe
Location: between Puente de la Ribera and Puente de San Antón bridges,
in front of the original seven streets of the Casco Viejo
Metro: Casco Viejo (Unamuno)
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Palacio Gortázar
Style: Baroque
Date: XVIII
Author: unknown
Location: Correo street (Casco Viejo)
Metro: Casco Viejo (Unamuno or San Nicolás)
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Casa Mazarredo
Style: Baroque
Date: XVIII
Author: unknown
Location: Bidebarrieta street (Casco Viejo)
Metro: Casco Viejo (San Nicolás)
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Palacio Gómez La Torre
Style: Neoclassical
Date: 1790
Author: unknown
Location: Viuda Epalza street (near the City Hall)
Metro: Casco Viejo (San Nicolás)
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Instituto Politécnico de Atxuri
Style: Neoclassical
Date: 1818
Authors: G. B. Orbegozo and Silvestre Pérez
Location: Plaza de los Santos Juanes
Metro: Casco Viejo (Unamuno)
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Mallona cemetery
Style: Neoclassical
Date: 1823
Author: J. B. Belauzaran
Location: by the Mallona steps
Metro: Casco Viejo (Mallona)
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Casa Manuel Bilbao
Date: 1888
Author: Severino Achúcarro
Location: Somera street, Casco Viejo
Metro: Casco Viejo (Unamuno)
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La Concordia Bilbao-Santander station
Style: Modern
Date: 1898
Authors: Severino Achúcarro and V. Gorbeña
Location: Bailén street
Metro: Abando (Abando / Renfe)
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Alhóndiga wine warehouse
Style: Eclecticist
Date: 1909
Author: Ricardo Bastida
While keeping its façade, Philippe Starck is redesigning the building,
to become a leisure-cultural centre
Location: Plaza de Arriquibar
Metro: Indautxu (Urquijo)
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La Bilbaína
Style: Monumentalist and Neobaroque
Date: 1910
Author: M. Emiliano Amán
Emblematic private gentlemen´s club
Location: Navarra street, next to Plaza Circular
Metro: Abando (Abando / Renfe)
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Teatro Campos Elíseos
Style: Art Deco
Date: 1903
Author: M. Darroqui
SGAE headquarters. The façade is a true gem.
Location: Bertendona street
Metro: Moyua (Diputación)
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Diputación de Bizkaia
Style: Eclecticist
Date: 1897
Autor: Luis Aladrén
One of the most peculiar and interesting buildings in town. Guided tours can
be arranged
Location: Gran Vía, 25
Metro: Moyua (Diputación)
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Ayuntamiento de Bilbao (City Hall)
Style: Monumentalist Neobaroque
Date: 1892
Author: Joaquín Rucoba
By prior arrangement, the Arab Hall can be visited
Location: Plaza Ernesto Erkoreka
Metro: Casco Viejo (San Nicolás)
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Teatro Arriaga
Style: Monumentalist Neobaroque
Date: 1890
Author: Joaquín Rucoba
One of Bilbao´s main centres for the performing arts
Location: Arenal
Metro: Casco Viejo (San Nicolás)
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Atxuri station
Style: Neobasquiste Eclecticist
Date: 1883
Author: Pedro Guimón
Location: Atxuri street, next to San Antón bridge
Metro: Casco Viejo (Unamuno)
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Palacio La Bolsa
Style: Baroque
Date: 1727
Author: unknown
Also known as Palacio de John
Location: Pelota street
Metro: Casco Viejo (Unamuno or San Nicolás)
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Hotel Carlton
Style: Eclecticist
Date: 1926
Author: Manuel Smith
A grand hotel in the classical style, its basement became the seat of the
Basque Government during the Spanish Civil War
Location: Plaza Moyua
Metro: Moyua (Elcano)
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Museo Vasco
Style: Baroque
Date: 1614
Author: Martín Ibáñez de Zalbidea
Location: Plaza Miguel Unamuno (Casco Viejo)
Metro: Casco Viejo (Unamuno)
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Ascensores Begoña lifts
Date: 1949
Author: R. Fontám
These lifts get round (vertically) the 45 m gap between Arenal and Begoña
area
Location: Esperanza street, behind San Nicolás church
Metro: Casco Viejo (San Nicolás)
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Edificio La Equitativa
Style: Rationalist
Date: 1934
Author: M. Galíndez
One of the most architecturally sound buildings in Bilbao
Location: Mazarredo 7, in front of Jardines de Albia
Metro: Abando (Berástegui)
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Palacio Chavarri / Gobierno Civil
Style: Eclecticist
Date: 1894
Authors: Paul Hankar and Anastasio de Anduiza.
Unusual use of colour on its façade, windows and shutters
Location: in Plaza Moyua, opposite the Hotel Carlton
Metro: Moyua (Guggenheim)
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Palacio de Ibaigane
Style: Basque
Date: 1900
Author: G. Ibarretxe
Built by the industrialist Sota family as a private residence, today these
are the offices of Athletic Club de Bilbao football club
Location: Alameda Mazarredo, 23
Metro: Abando (Berástegui)
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Hospital de Basurto
Date: 1908
Author: Enrique Epalza
Interesting yellow and red roof tiles
Location: Basurto area
Metro: San Mamés (Termibus)
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Rascacielos Bailén tower
Style: Rationalist with Neoclassical influence
Date: 1946
Autor: M. Galíndez
Manhattan through European eyes in the ‘40s
Location: across the river from Teatro Arriaga
Metro: Abando (Abando / Renfe)
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Sociedad Filarmónica
Style: Modern
Date: 1904
Author: Fidel Iturria
Location: next to Diputación, in Marqués del Puerto, 2
Metro: Moyua (Diputación)
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Ametzola station
Author: unknown
Location: Avenida del Ferrocarril next to Parque Ametzola and Gordoniz street
Metro: Indautxu (Areilza)
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Fábrica Harinas La Ceres
Date: 1899
Author: R Grotta
Location: between Puente de la Merced and Puente de la Ribera bridges, in
front of Pelota street
Metro: Casco Viejo (Unamuno)
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Casa en Marzana
Date: unknown
Author: Joaquín Rucoba
Location: Marzana street, behind Mercado de la Ribera, on the other side of
the river
Metro: Casco Viejo (Unamuno)
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Casa Montero
Style: in the style of Gaudí
Date: 1904
Author: L. Aladrén
Location: near Plaza Moyua, corner of Alameda Recalde and Colón de
Larreátegui streets
Metro: Moyua (Guggenheim or Elcano)
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Casa Cuna
Style: Eclecticist
Date: 1912
Author: Ricardo Bastida
Location: Urazurrutia street in front of Atxuri station
Metro: Casco Viejo (Unamuno)
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Casa en Víctor
Date: 1916
Author: L. Rucabado
Location: in the heart of Casco Viejo, in Víctor street, by Plaza Nueva
Metro: Casco Viejo (Unamuno or San Nicolás)
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Escuelas Mújica school
Style: Eclecticist Rationalist
Date: 1918
Author: Ricardo Bastida
Location: Santa María street, Casco Viejo
Metro: Casco Viejo (San Nicolás)
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Grupo y Colegio Público Ollerias school
Style: Rationalist Regionalist
Date: 1922
Author: Pedro Ispizua
Location: Ollerías Baja street, corner of Avenida Miraflores
Metro: Casco Viejo (Unamuno)
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Kiosko Arenal bandstand
Style: Rationalist
Date: 1928
Author: Pedro Ispizua
Traditional meeting place for bilbainos; concerts performed on Sundays
Location: Arenal
Metro: Casco Viejo (San Nicolás)
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