La arquitectura residencial culta en la Villa de Bilbao durante el siglo XVIII

LEIS ÁLAVA, Ana Isabel

Publication year:

2003

Publication place:

Donostia-San Sebastián

ISSN:

1137-4403

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Summary

The demographic development experimented by the town of Bilbao as from the 17th century, forced the population to occupy new spaces outside the original nucleus of the town. However, the 18th century was to be the moment of architectura brilliance for Bilbao, until the broadening of the river bank area got to a point of saturation. All this was accompanied with a series of repair works that converted Bilbao into a prosperous and noteworthy town in terms of urban planning.