La plaza del Sagrado Corazón es el final de la Gran Vía, pero puede ser también, claro, el comienzo de un paseo. La parte de la Gran Vía que queda entre esta plaza y la de Federico Moyúa se conoce como La Prolongación, debido a que, originalmente, la avenida principal de Bilbao se extendía entre la Plaza de España o Plaza Circular y la Plaza Moyúa. La Prolongación se construyó en los años veinte y treinta del siglo XX. La mayoría de los edificios de su lado derecho (según vamos de la plaza Moyúa a la del Sagrado Corazón), lado izquierdo en nuestro recorrido, pertenecen a esa época.
The Sacred Heart Plaza is the end of the Gran Via, but of course it can be the beggining of a walk. The part of the Gran Via or Main Street between this Square or Plaza and the Federico Moyúa Plaza is known as The Prolongation. Until the twenties of the past Century it was called Avenue of the Allies and most of the grounds at both sides of the Road were stil empty. Now we shall pay attention to the right path of The Prolongation, which is the right path coming from Moyua Plaza towards the Sacred Heart, but is the left hand from the point of view of our route.
Houses in the left corner
of the Plaza of the Sacred Heart, as we enter the Gran Via from this
point to go to the right, towards Moyua Plaza.
Casa Lezama-Leguizamon, 1921, obra de Ricardo Bastida.
Lezama-Leguizamon Houses, from 1921. The arquitecht was Ricardo Bastida.
Arquitects Eugenio María Aguinaga, Hilario Imaz and German Aguirre
were authors of this building, constructed in 1957.
were authors of this building, constructed in 1957.
Edificio de 1927, obra del arquitecto Angel Líbano.
A building designed by arquitect Angel Libano. It was finished in 1927.
