1892
Architecture of Spain
Bilbao
city halls
Joaquin de Rucoba
Random Building
1997 – Museo Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain
1892 – Ayuntamiento de Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain
Architect: Joaquin de Rucoba
Officially inaugurated on April 17, 1892., the stairs of the city hall mark the official height of the city, exactly 7 meters above sea level. In the 1920’s there was a proposal for a new city hall Nueva Casa Consistorial which eventually was cancelled.