Zubizuri
The Zubizuri pedestrian bridge in Bilbao is one of the city's attractions. Its name comes from the Basque language and means white bridge .
history
It was built from 1994 to 1997 in the Basque city of Bilbao based on a design by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava . It spans the (Ría del) Nervión , also called Ría de Bilbao, and connects the two districts of Campo Volantin and Uribitarte . The curved bridge is supported by an arch and is also known as the Puente del Campo de Volantín , the bridge of the Volantín field .
In the meantime the glass floor of the bridge has been covered with a plastic carpet. A less beautiful, but practical solution to the problem, as the glass bottom and the stainless steel bands that surround the glass fields were very slippery when wet.
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Coordinates: 43 ° 15 '59.3 " N , 2 ° 55' 40.3" W.