Moyúa

Moyúa, or Elliptic Square, is a public square located in the center of Bilbao's extension, in the district of Abando. The square was conceived in 1876 as a central hub in the middle of Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro avenue, from where the main eight streets depart in radius-like shape and was merely called Elliptic Square because of its form.

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Type: Park
Description: public square located in the center of Bilbao’s extension, in the district of Abando, Basque Country, Spain
Also known as: “Moyua”, “Plaza Elíptica”, and “Plaza Moyúa”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and Chavarri Palace.

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Museum

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The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Bilbao, Biscay, Spain. It is one of several museums affiliated to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is situated 620 metres north of Moyúa.

Chavarri Palace

Government building

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The Chavarri Palace is a building in the Flemish style in the city of Bilbao, the most outstanding around the Moyúa Square. It was built in the early 20th century and its style resembles the palaces built during the Renaissance in Antwerp or Bruges.

Bilbao Fine Arts Museum

Museum

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The Bilbao Fine Arts Museum is an art museum located in the city of Bilbao, Spain. The building of the museum is located entirely inside the city's Doña Casilda Iturrizar park. Bilbao Fine Arts Museum is situated 370 metres northwest of Moyúa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uribitarte and Abandoibarra.

Uribitarte

Neighborhood

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Uribitarte is a neighborhood.

Abandoibarra

Neighborhood

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Abandoibarra is an area of the city of Bilbao, Spain, located next to the estuary in the neighborhood of Abando. After the process of deindustrialization experienced by the town since the mid-1990s, Abandoibarra became the central axis of urban regeneration in the city, continuing today in Zorrotzaurre.