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 |
| Official name: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya | |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 1999 |
| 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 (1879–1953) and built from 1920 to 1923 for Banco de Bilbao, a constituent financial institution of BBVA. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1999. The rotunda features murals painted by Aurelio Arteta in 1922 and restored in 2003.
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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