Banco Bilbao Vizcaya (building)
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya | |
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Native name Spanish: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya | |
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| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Coordinates | 40°25′03″N 3°41′58″W / 40.417560°N 3.699531°WCoordinates: 40°25′03″N 3°41′58″W / 40.417560°N 3.699531°W |
| Built | 1920 - 1923 |
| Architect | Ricardo Bastida y Bilbao |
| Official name: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya | |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 1999[1] |
| Reference no. | RI-51-0010472 |
  Location of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya in Spain | |
The Banco Bilbao Vizcaya (Spanish: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, formerly Banco de Bilbao) is a building located at Calle de Alcalá, 16, in Madrid, Spain. Projected in 1919 by architect Ricardo Bastida y Bilbao (1879–1953) and built from 1920 to 1923 for Banco de Bilbao, now part of BBVA. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1999.[1]
In popular culture
The final fight in the 2000 Spanish film La comunidad was shot among the quadrigas atop of the building.
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- 1 2 Database of protected buildings (movable and non-movable) of the Ministry of Culture of Spain (Spanish).
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