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Ernesto Erkoreka Plaza

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Ernesto Erkoreka Plaza
Plaza
View of Ernesto Erkoreka Plaza
LocationBilbao, Spain
Coordinates: 43°15′49.16″N 2°55′23.56″W / 43.2636556°N 2.9232111°W / 43.2636556; -2.9232111

Ernesto Erkoreka Plaza is a plaza in Bilbao, the capital of Biscay. It is located next to the Bilbao City Hall, at the intersection of the Campo Volantin promenade [eu], the City Hall Bridge, Sendeja Street [eu], and Zumalakarregi hiribidearen [eu].

History

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Convent of San Agustín

The city hall and the plaza were built in the location of the former convent of San Agustín, located on the banks of the estuary.[1] The convent was destroyed during the First Carlist War and demolished the following years. In 1883, the government authorized the Bilbao City Council to use the location to build a new city hall, the council was previously based in Old Town.[2]

The plaza was formerly known as Primo de Rivera plaza, its name was changed to Ernesto Erkoreka plaza on 4 June 1980, after Ernesto Erkoreka, former mayor of Bilbao and republican politician.[1]

Points of interest

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The plaza houses several points of interest, including the Bilbao City Hall and the City Hall Bridge, as well the sculpture Esferaren desokupazioaren oboide aldaera by Jorge Oteiza.[3]

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Transportation

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References

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  1. ^ a b González Astorga, Juan (14 July 2015). "En la Plaza Ernesto Erkoreka. Modernidad y rehabilitación simbólica en la Villa de Bilbao" (PDF). Bizkaia.eus. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Las ruinas de San Agustín". Bilbao City Council. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  3. ^ Astorga, Juan Carlos Gonzalez (2014-01-01). "La plaza Ernesto Erkoreka de la ciudad de Bilbao: Símbolo, sentido y modernidad". AusArt (in Spanish). 2 (1). doi:10.1387/ausart.11955 (inactive 1 November 2024). ISSN 2340-9134.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)