The Guggenheim Bilbao

Bilbao and its Guggenheim Museum

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July 28th 2009
Day 455 (10/7/09) Back to the Bus station again this time bound for Bilbao. We headed straight for the Guggenheim museum, described as one of the worlds most impressive buildings. Past the random artistic monument which the Spanish love. We started with the tour of Chinese artist Cai Guo Qiang's ' I want to believe' exhibition. It was an awesome display of art using everything from cars, firewor ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more