Editing Bilbao (section)

=== Architecture ===
{{main category|Buildings and structures in Bilbao}}
[[File:Bilbao_-_Calle_Ercilla_esquina_calle_Col%C3%B3n_de_Larre%C3%A1tegui_1.jpg|thumb|Typical late-19th-century architecture of Bilbao]]
[[File:Bilbao - Zubizuri 07.jpg|thumb|left|[[Isozaki Atea]] and the Zubizuri footbridge, symbols of the city's transformation]]
Bilbao's buildings display a variety of architectural styles, ranging from [[Gothic architecture|gothic]], [[Art Deco]], [[Art Nouveau]], [[Neo-Gothic]], and [[contemporary architecture]]. The [[Casco Viejo|Old Town]] features many of the oldest buildings in the city, as the [[Bilbao Cathedral|St. James' Cathedral]] or the [[Church of Saint Anthony the Great|Church of San Antón]], included in the borough's coat of arms. Most of the Old Town is a [[pedestrian zone]] during the day. Nearby is one of the most important religious temples of Biscay, the [[Basilica of Begoña]], dedicated to the patron saint of the province, [[Our Lady of Begoña]].

Seventeen bridges span the banks of the estuary inside the town's boundaries. Among the most interesting ones are the [[Zubizuri]] (Basque for "white bridge"), a pedestrian [[footbridge]] designed by [[Santiago Calatrava]] opened in 1997, and the [[La Salve|Princes of Spain Bridge]], also known as "La Salve", a [[suspension bridge]] opened in 1972 and redesigned by French [[concept art|conceptual artist]] [[Daniel Buren]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/secciones/programacion_artistica/nombre_exposicion_version_imprimible.php?idioma=en&id_exposicion=70 |title=Red Arches |publisher=Guggenheim Bilbao |date=20 October 2006 |access-date=10 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718025729/http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/secciones/programacion_artistica/nombre_exposicion_version_imprimible.php?idioma=en&id_exposicion=70 |archive-date=18 July 2011  }}</ref> The [[Deusto Bridge]] is a [[bascule bridge]] opened in 1936 and modelled after the [[Michigan Avenue Bridge]], in Chicago.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www2.deia.com/es/impresa/2008/04/23/bizkaia/herrialdeak/461574.php | title = El puente de Deusto afronta su primera reforma integral tras 70 años de servicio | newspaper = Deia | date = 23 April 2008 | access-date = 10 November 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110709011034/http://www2.deia.com/es/impresa/2008/04/23/bizkaia/herrialdeak/461574.php | archive-date = 9 July 2011 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref> Between 1890 and 1893 the first [[transporter bridge]] (''"[[Bizkaia Bridge|Puente Colgante]]"'') in the world on the [[Nervion]] river, between [[Portugalete]] and [[Getxo]], was built by [[Alberto Palacio]] (architect and engineer) together with his brother Silvestre.

Since the deindustrialization process started in the 1990s, many of the former industrial areas are being transformed into modern public and private spaces designed by several of the world's most renowned architects and artists. The main example is the [[Guggenheim Museum Bilbao|Guggenheim Museum]], located in what was an old dock and wood warehouse. The building, designed by [[Frank Gehry]] and inaugurated in October 1997, is considered among architecture experts as one of the most important structures of the last 30 years,<ref>{{cite news | last = Tyrnauer | first = Matt | title = Architecture in the Age of Gehry | url = http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2010/08/architecture-survey-201008?currentPage=all | access-date = 10 November 2010 | newspaper = [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | date = 30 June 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101128123314/http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2010/08/architecture-survey-201008?currentPage=all| archive-date= 28 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> and a masterpiece by itself.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lynnparr.co.uk/articles/Guggenheim.pdf |title=Perfect Space |last=Parr |first=Linda |newspaper=Artists & Illustrators |year=2007 |access-date=10 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302193838/http://www.lynnparr.co.uk/articles/Guggenheim.pdf |archive-date=2 March 2012  }}</ref> The museum houses part of the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation]] modern art collection. Another example is the [[Azkuna Zentroa]], a wine warehouse built in 1909 and completely redesigned in 2010 by French designer [[Philippe Starck]] into a multi-purpose venue that consists of a cinema multiplex, a fitness centre, a library, and a restaurant, among other spaces.<ref name="description">{{cite web | url = http://www.alhondigabilbao.com/la-alhondiga-centro-de-ocio-y-cultura | title = The Alhóndiga, Culture | publisher = Alhóndiga Bilbao | access-date = 20 October 2010}}{{dead link|date=June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://info.elcorreo.com/bilbao/inauguracion-alhondiga/que-es/la-alhondiga-vuelve-a-la-vida/ | title = La nueva Alhóndiga | work=[[El Correo]] | access-date = 20 October 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100923193620/http://info.elcorreo.com/bilbao/inauguracion-alhondiga/que-es/la-alhondiga-vuelve-a-la-vida/| archive-date= 23 September 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> The [[Abando]]ibarra area is also being renovated, and it features not only the Guggenheim Museum, but also [[Arata Isozaki]]'s [[Isozaki Atea|tower complex]], the [[Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall]] and the [[Iberdrola Tower]], designed by [[Argentine]] architect [[César Pelli]] which is, since its completion in 2011, the Basque Country's tallest skyscraper, {{convert|165|m}} high.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torreiberdrola.es/edificio/proyecto/presentacion.php?idioma=en& |title=Presentation |publisher=Torre Iberdrola |access-date=10 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404092018/http://www.torreiberdrola.es/edificio/proyecto/presentacion.php?idioma=en& |archive-date=4 April 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Zorrozaurre]] is the next area to be redeveloped, following a 2007 master plan designed by [[Iraqi people|Iraqi]] architect [[Zaha Hadid]]. This peninsula was transformed into a {{convert|500000|m2|abbr=on}} island and will feature residential and commercial buildings, as well as the new [[Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa|BBK]] seat.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/v/20100204/vizcaya/seguira-quedando-claro-estilo-20100204.html | title = Seguirá quedando claro el estilo de Zaha Hadid | work = [[El Correo]] | access-date = 10 November 2010 | archive-date = 16 July 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716085224/http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/v/20100204/vizcaya/seguira-quedando-claro-estilo-20100204.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
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