Moyúa or Elliptic square is a public square

Public Square

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 located in the center of Bilbao

Bilbao

Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...

's extension, in the district of Abando

Abando

----Abando was the name of an old municipality of Biscay , that was eventually absorbed by Bilbao. Nowadays, the name refers to the central district and neighbourhood of this city, holding the provincial administration, the long-distance RENFE Bilbao-Abando train station, three subway stations ,...

. The square was conceived in 1876 as a central hub in the middle of Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro

Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro

The Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro is the main avenue of the city of Bilbao, Basque Country .-History:It's named after the founder of the city, Diego López de Haro V, lord of Biscay...

 avenue, from where the main eight streets depart in radius-like shape and was merely called Elliptic Square because of its form. The square was refurbished in the 1940s to adopt its current form, with a central fountain and several gardens in French and English

English garden

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 styles, and was renamed to honour a former mayor

Mayor

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 of the city, Federico Moyúa.

The square as is today was totally rebuilt in 1997 after six years of works to build the Bilbao Metro. Moyua metro station

Metro station

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 (spelt without accent) is the closest to the famous Guggenheim Museum

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art, designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, built by Ferrovial, and located in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. It is built alongside the Nervion River, which runs through the city of Bilbao to the Atlantic Coast. The...

. Trains on both lines 1 and 2 call at the station, sharing the same tracks and platforms. It is also the terminus for Bilbobus

Bilbobus

Bilbobus is the name for metropolitan bus services in Bilbao.The service is owned by the city council of Bilbao. Operations will be transferred to Veolia Transport, the company that won the contract in May 2008...

routes 1 and 76.