Bilbao Entering the highway A-8, when we arrived at the plaza of the Sacred Heart, left, sits a small park that marks the entrance to building Santa and the Real Casa de Misericordia. Established and projected as asylum for the homeless in 1871 by architect Antonio de Goicoechea, this huge building was inaugurated in 1872 by Amadeo. Its structure consists of a combination of neo-classical elements with the linear in their facades and domes at the corners. Since 1872, Mercy played an important role, both beneficial as an educator, of Bilbao disadvantaged children, among these was known as "Mecca." In the first decade of the twentieth century came to house 650 children and the elderly. From left to accommodate 1,989 children. Along with the
was built in 1913, the Estadio San Mames football, "cathedral" of the Athletic Club de Bilbao. There is a special entanglement between the two constructions, as in the chapel of "Mercy" are what they claim to be the relics of San Mames.
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