Hesperia Tower
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The Hesperia Tower is a hotel situated in the district of Bellvitge
in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
(suburb of Barcelona
), Catalonia
, Spain
.
It has a tower of 28 storeys and 105 metres (344.5 ft). It was the tallest building in L'Hospitalet until the Plaza de Europa Towers were constructed. It is topped by a glass dome that contains a revolving restaurant headed by chef Santi Santamaria
. It was designed by the British architect Richard Rogers
together with Luis Alonso and Sergi Balaguer. It has 280 rooms, a 5000 square metre sq m congress centre, and a sports centre.
Bellvitge
Bellvitge is a mostly working-class neighborhood in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, belonging to the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It's part of L'Hospitalet's District VI, along with Gornal.Bellvitge is situated at a height of 4 to 8 meters above sea level...
in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat or briefly L'Hospitalet is a city to the immediate southwest of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, and the second largest in Catalonia by population...
(suburb of Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
), Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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.
It has a tower of 28 storeys and 105 metres (344.5 ft). It was the tallest building in L'Hospitalet until the Plaza de Europa Towers were constructed. It is topped by a glass dome that contains a revolving restaurant headed by chef Santi Santamaria
Santi Santamaria
Santiago Santamaria i Puig , known as Santi Santamaria , was a prominent avant-garde Spanish Catalan chef...
. It was designed by the British architect Richard Rogers
Richard Rogers
Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside CH Kt FRIBA FCSD is a British architect noted for his modernist and functionalist designs....
together with Luis Alonso and Sergi Balaguer. It has 280 rooms, a 5000 square metre sq m congress centre, and a sports centre.