Fueros Square
Spain CCC ES
Luis Peña Ganchegui
Eduardo Chillida
1979
Type
Public Space
Tags
public spaces, colaboration with artists , Spain ccc
Visitability
Allowed
Description
The Plaza de los Fueros was inaugurated in the year of the first municipal elections since the Second Republic. After the demolition of the Mercado de Abasto it was decided to respect the empty space and dedicate it to public space. Peña Ganchegui's project together with Eduardo Chillida is a tribute to Basque culture. A large perimeter grandstand gives access to a lower area where there is an area dedicated to Bolo Alava and a fronton court. At the back, the topography again generates another lower area, this time more intricate, whose folds hide sculptures by Chillida, as a tribute to the Basque stonemasons and workers.