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The name Bilbao came from Bi Albo, which in Euskara, the language of Pais Vasco, means two sides, a reference to the two banks of the Rio del Nervion on which this rambling metropolis takes its claim.
The now capital of Bizkaia was only a small village of blacksmiths, seamen, and farmers when Lord Don Diego Lopez de Haro granted it the title of borough in 1300. Over the next six centuries, the new borough experienced a slow but steadily growth in foreign trade relations in coals, iron, and steel. The growth came with a price: Bilbao was known for many decades as an ugly and heavily polluted industrial city.
Then came the industrial decline, and though the future seemed bleak at the time, there was a silver lining in the dark cloud: the arrival of the great architects. Sir Norman Foster, Santiago Calatrava, and Frank O. Gehry were the team of geniuses who took the unattractive duckling into their folds and released a sophisticated swan to the world.
Bilbao has not looked back since. |
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LKM1018 Thu Jan 10, 2008 20:26 UTC
Beautiful opening picture! Well done! | edvin_br Fri Nov 9, 2007 21:18 UTC
Bilbao seems a nice place... Im surprised that a such a middle sized city has subway system.... its interesting | Tom_In_Madison Sun Oct 21, 2007 13:48 UTC
Nice tips on this city. I hope to go someday. |
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