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28-662: The site of the yard is now used for the Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall , as well as the Ria de Bilbao Maritime Museum (Bilbao Maritime Museum). The company was founded in 1900, promoted by shipping merchants Ramón de la Sota y Llano and Eduardo Aznar y de la Sota . 10,000 shares were issued to a value of 4 million pesetas ; the new company took over the facilities of the Sociedad de los Diques Secos de Bilbao (Dry Dock company of Bilbao) through

56-466: A city confirmed by King Ferdinand V of Castile and its charter document included jurisdiction over the lands at the other side of the San Antón Bridge , an area then called Allende la Puente and today known as Bilbao la Vieja , which originally belonged to Abando. During the 18th century Abando grew to be the most populous elizate of Biscay, with around 2,100 inhabitants. This population

84-566: A population of 51,622 people, out of which 15.6% were children under the age of 18, and 26% were 65 years old or older. In 2015 5.8% were immigrants. Abando is the economic centre of Bilbao. It acts as the central shopping and business district of the city, particularly in the surroundings of the Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro , which serves as the main avenue of the city. Alongside the many shops and business buildings, located in Abando are

112-619: A separate municipality. Today the districts of Abando, Errekalde and Basurto are built in what was the old elizate of Abando. In recent years the northern part of the district has been refurbished to create the new area of Abandoibarra (translated into Abando's shore ), a vast formerly industrial area on the shore of the Estuary of Bilbao that now has been renewed and hosts the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum , Euskalduna Palace and many recreational and residential areas like

140-733: Is located in the centre of the city and activities like BAO are well-regarded. The ABAO opera season is a major event in this building. It also houses the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (BOS), founded in 1920. In 2003, the Euskalduna Conference Centre won the Apex Award for the “World's Best Congress Centre in 2003”, presented by the AIPC (International Association of Convention Centres). Abando Abando , formerly known as San Vicente de Abando ,

168-480: Is located in the city of Bilbao , Basque Country ( Spain ), beside the Estuary of Bilbao , built in part of the area that was formerly occupied by the Euskalduna shipyards . The building includes both a Concert Hall and an Opera House (auditorium) and a Conference Centre (facilities for conferences). It was designed by architects Federico Soriano and Dolores Palacios and construction started in 1994. It

196-434: Is one of the eight districts of Bilbao , Basque Country ( Spain ). It covers most of the city's centre, located on the left bank of the estuary of Bilbao . It is the only district of Bilbao with all of its land completely urbanised. Abando was originally an elizate and also a municipality until 1876, when part of it was annexed to Bilbao, the rest of the elizate's municipal land was integrated into Bilbao in 1890. In 2016

224-602: The Bilbao tram services and Metro Bilbao lines one and two. Also located in Abando is the Bilbao-Concordia station , operated by Renfe Feve , with local services to Balmaseda and Karrantza as well as intercity services to Santander and León . Metro Bilbao has three stations located in the district, which are Abando, Moyua and Indautxu , the three of which are served by line 1 and line 2 . The tramway line operated by Euskotren Tranbia has seven stations in

252-523: The Bilbao-Abando railway station , the largest train station in Bilbao, with long-distance passenger trains operated by Renfe to Galicia , Madrid and Barcelona as well as intercity services to Miranda de Ebro . Bilbao-Abando is also the terminus station for the commuter-rail network Cercanías Bilbao with frequent services to Santurtzi , Muskiz and Urduña . This station is also connected to

280-522: The Isozaki Atea towers. The district is today the central financial and commercial area of Bilbao. Abando is located on the left bank of the estuary of Bilbao , in a large plain. Abando borders to the north with the estuary, across of which are located the districts of Uribarri and Deusto . To the east are the districts of Deusto and Basurto-Zorroza and to the south the districts of Errekalde and Ibaiondo , district which Abando also borders to

308-554: The Spanish Civil War the factories output was militarised, afterwards the company received state backing. in 1956 it acquired SA Juliana Constructora Gijonesa , in 1967 it formed part of the conglomerate Astilleros Españoles SA (Spanish Shipyards), merging with La Naval which had itself taken over the Astilleros Celaya in 1965. Euskalduna contributed 50% of the capital of the new enterprise. The new company

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336-801: The estuary of Bilbao and the main streets are the Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro , which is considered the main avenue of the city. It crosses the district transversally connecting the Biribila Plaza, where it intersects with the Hurtado de Amézaga street to Errekalde ; the Moyua Plaza, intersecting there with the Recalde Boulevard to the Abandoibarra area; and the Sagrado Corazón Plaza, crossing there with

364-477: The building has 2.164 seats and can stage performances of theatre, ballet, concerts, and opera. The building is equipped with storage space, dressing rooms, and rehearsal rooms. It is located on the zone of Abandoibarra , near the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao . The building is connected to the rest of the city by tram , Bilbao Metro Lines 1 and 2 and Cercanías Bilbao lines C1 and C2. It

392-484: The company was able to expand during the period, and eventually had facilities for ships of 12,000 tonnes. Post war demand fell despite increasing protectionism; the company diversified into manufacture of rolling stock - including wagons, steam locomotives, and trams), the company also began to manufacture rolling mill equipment, as well as road vehicles such as buses. By 1920 the company employed over 3700 people. Employment numbers had dropped to around 1500 by 1935; during

420-712: The district: Abando, Pío Baroja, Uribitarte, Guggenheim, Abandoibarra, Euskalduna and Sabino Arana. The district is served by numerous Bilbobus lines that connect Abando with other districts across the city, the main stops are located in Moyúa and in the Gran Vía by the Birbila Plaza. Also in Moyua and by the train station there are Bizkaibus stops that include direct services to Bilbao Airport and other municipalities across Biscay . The district has seven bridges crossing

448-482: The early Japanese military, were remodeled into Murata rifles in the early 1880s. Hiram Maxim described the quality of firearms manufactured by the Palencia arms factory as extremely poor, mostly being counterfeit Winchester rifles using components rejected by other European arsenals' quality control . These Palencia Winchesters were apparently sold primarily to Africans. World War I brought increased demand;

476-704: The former industrial sites and shipyards were replaced with open and green spaces, many of which are located in the surroundings of the Guggenheim museum. They include the Plaza Euskadi, the Republic of Abando park and the riverbank park (Basque: Erribera parkea ) by the river Bilbao . Other relevant parks and open spaces include the Albia gardens, the Moyua Plaza and the Birbila Plaza. In 2017 Abando had

504-412: The headquarters of BBVA , a multinational banking group as well as Kutxabank . Also located in Abando are important commercial centres such as El Corte Inglés and Zubiarte. During the industrial period of the city and until the mid 1990s, the riverside area of Abando was home of the city docks and important ship construction companies, such as the now disappeared Euskalduna . Abando is the location of

532-598: The offer of 2,000 shares plus two permanent seats on the Board of Directors. The company expanded through acquisition up to World War I acquiring Talleres de Troca (Workshops of Troca), a forging and casting company. In 1914 the company employed 950 people. In the 1860s, a number of Chassepot barrels were cast by Euskalduna's Palencia foundries under contract from the French Government , marked "Euscalduna Palencia". Some of these Palencia Chassepots, supplied to

560-699: The opening of the rail line to Urduña . This railway was constructed to connect Bilbao and Biscay with Castile , and was eventually expanded to reach Castejón . This led to the establishment of the Bilbao-Tudela Railway Company, which constructed a terminus railway station in Abando, where the Irish Charles Blacker Vignoles worked as an engineer. The company was absorbed by the Compañía de los Caminos de Hierro del Norte (Northern Railways Company) in 1878 and

588-458: The ownership of the railway station passed to them. During the 19th century Bilbao had become congested and needed more land to grow in size, and in 1870 part of the land belonging to Abando was annexed to the city, with the objective of carrying out the construction of an ensanche (planned city expansion). The annexation of the entire elizate of Abando finally occurred in 1890. The ensanche project of Alzola, Achúcarro and Hoffmeyer architects

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616-439: The population was 50,903. Abando is the wealthiest district in Bilbao, with personal and family incomes being well above the citywide average. The exact moment of the foundation of Abando is unknown, as it is common with other elizates across Biscay . In the year 1300, the city of Bilbao was founded by Diego López V de Haro in the place of a small settlement at the right bank of the estuary. This settlement had its rights as

644-448: The west. It covers an area of 2.14 square kilometres or 0.82 square miles. Politically and administratively, the district of Abando is divided into two quarters (Basque: auzo ), Abando and Indautxu . The district of Abando is home to many of the most centric green spaces of the city. The Doña Casilda Iturrizar park is one of the largest in the city, with around 8.5 hectares of green spaces and fountains. Across Abandoibarra many of

672-576: The yard in 1987, to much opposition, and with 1,297 job losses as a result. The Bilbao Maritime Museum is located on part of the site of the shipyard, the Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall is also situated on part of the site. Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall The Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall or Euskalduna Palace or Euskalduna Hall ( Palacio Euskalduna in Spanish , Euskalduna Jauregia in Basque )

700-542: Was approved in 1876, Abando was to become the modern center of Bilbao, with wide straight boulevards in a grid layout, the main one being Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro , contrasting with the maze of narrow alleys of the Casco Viejo , the old town of Bilbao. Sabino Arana , father of Basque nationalism and founder of the Basque Nationalist Party was born in Abando in 1865, when it was still

728-557: Was distributed across several rural neighbourhoods composed mostly of farm houses (Basque: baserri ). These neighbourhoods were Bilbao la Vieja, Ibarra, Mena-Urizar-Larrasquitu, Elejaberri, Olaveaga, Zorroza and Ibaizabal. In 1835, during the First Carlist War , the siege weapons and artillery used for the siege of Bilbao were stored in the sacristy of the San Vicente church of Abando. The railroad arrived in 1863 with

756-663: Was inaugurated in February 1999 and contains a variety of spaces, functioning as a conference center, opera house and concert hall. In 2003 it was declared by the International Congress Palace Association as the world's best congress centre. The building also won the Enric Miralles award. Euskalduna organizes and hosts a wide range of activities, including cultural, political, business, academic and social events. The main auditorium in

784-565: Was the largest merchant shipping construction company in Spain, and one of the largest in Europe. As a negative result of the effects of the 1973 oil crisis the company began to record losses, the company also faced increased competition from East Asia ( South Korea and Japan ), as well as the reduction or loss of state aid due to entry to the EU in 1986; state restructuring resulted in the closure of

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