His most famous building is the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,Spain.

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But in a country where the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum by Frank Gehry has captured all the architectural headlines, many might see the new-old Liceu as a retrograde step.

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Putting a great collection in this perspective, and in this building, as an act of total aesthetic collaboration makes the Bilbao Guggenheim one of the most significant, as well as one of the most beautiful museums in the world today.

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Mr Gehry's Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, conceived in part as a challenge to Barcelona's bid for cultural primacy within Spain, has emerged as the clear winner in that rivalry.

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