Ernesto Erkoreka Plaza

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, the City Hall Bridge, Sendeja Street, and Zumalakarregi hiribidearen.

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

History
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

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]

Transportation

References
  1. 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 August 2023). ISSN 2340-9134.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2023 (link)
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