Palacio Euskalduna
The Palacio Euskalduna ( Spanish , Basque Euskalduna Jauregia ) is a multipurpose building for congress and music events in Bilbao in the Spanish Basque Country . The building is located directly on the Ría de Bilbao , where the former Euskalduna shipyard was located.
The Congress Palace was inaugurated in February 1999 and today, along with the Guggenheim Museum , is one of the city's major architectural sights.
The building has a usable area of 53,000 m². It houses a main hall with 2,200 seats and a stage area of 1,700 m² and several smaller halls for performances and conferences, as well as a restaurant and a cafeteria.
The Palacio Euskalduna is the venue and the seat of the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra ((BOS) Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa).
Web links
- Euskalduna Jauregia website (Basque, Spanish, English)
Coordinates: 43 ° 16 ′ 1 ″ N , 2 ° 56 ′ 41 ″ W.