BBVA owns a number of heritage buildings in Spain and Latin America that came to it through the different banks of which the group is composed. These buildings form a diverse collection of great historic and architectural value.

Each building is an example of the social and cultural aspects of a particular period. They reflect the architectural trends of different times and in different places and they also reveal the image their owners wished to transmit. 

These buildings are located in historic areas and/or important parts of cities, and they symbolise the changes and progress of local society.

• See buildings in Spain
  
• See buildings in America   

When bank architecture started, the idea of a monument was inherent in the traditional image of security and prestige of the institutions in question. Their financial might was reflected by the quality and richness of the materials employed. 

In the second half of the 20th century these symbolic values changed when the concept of security was expressed through the absence of visual barriers and the idea of transparency began to find a place in bank design.

In this photographic gallery you will find buildings that were specifically designed as banks and historic buildings that were originally constructed for other purposes. The bank reformed and adapted the latter for banking use thus contributing to the preservation of cultural heritage.