Banco Bilbao Vizcaya (building)
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya | |
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| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Coordinates | 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 (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.[citation needed] The rotunda features murals painted by Aurelio Arteta in 1922 and restored in 2003.
In popular culture
[edit]The final fight in the 2000 Spanish film La comunidad was shot among the quadrigas atop of the building.
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