Bilbao, the Basque country

Activities

 

1. Revitalising Bilbao: The ten big projects

Go to http://www.bm30.es/ and choose the ‘Active Map’ option from the menu on the left-hand side. See if you can find out what the ten projects are, and select a key fact about each one. Use the grid below for your answers.

The sites on the active map are not numbered, so to help you, this diagram gives each site a number.

 

Location name

Question

Your answer

1

 

What is its full title?

 

2

 

Who designed it?

 

3

 

How many people are employed here?

 

4

 

When did it open?

 

5

 

What type of development is happening here?

 

6

 

What is its design meant to look like?

 

7

 

When did action start in cleaning up the river?

 

8

 

What are the four main changes taking place in Galindo?

 

9

 

Before it was built, how many commuter trips were being made and how many used public transport?

 

10

 

When did ‘Phase 1’ begin?

 




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