List of tallest buildings and structures in Barcelona
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Barcelona
is second biggest city in Spain
and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union, still remains a city without many tall structures, partly due to the protected status of most of its central area — Eixample
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Even so, the recent trend in architecture in recent years has been promoting the construction of high-rise buildings as part of a wider modernisation plan that has been taking place since 1992, the year the Olympic games
were held in Barcelona
.
Generally, Barcelona area are a few clusters of skyscrapers (outside the historic city center): Diagonal Mar (nearly twenty skyscrapers), Gran Via (Barcelona)
(about fifteen skyscrapers), around Plaça d'Espanya (a few skyscrapers) and Eix Macià (a few skyscrapers). The rest of skyscrapers is scattered on the whole city.
Barcelona and its metropolitan area has about 15 skyscrapers above 100 m (328 ft) and more than 40 skyscrapers between 70 m (230 ft) and 100 m (328 ft), a total of about 60 skyscrapers above 70 m (230 ft). As for the number of skyscrapers above 100 m (328 ft), Barcelona has a 4th place in the European Union. When it comes to use it most skyscrapers is the office buildings and hotels.
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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...
is second biggest city in Spain
Spain
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and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union, still remains a city without many tall structures, partly due to the protected status of most of its central area — Eixample
Eixample
The Eixample is a district of Barcelona between the old city and what were once surrounding small towns , constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries....
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Even so, the recent trend in architecture in recent years has been promoting the construction of high-rise buildings as part of a wider modernisation plan that has been taking place since 1992, the year the Olympic games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
were held in Barcelona
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
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Generally, Barcelona area are a few clusters of skyscrapers (outside the historic city center): Diagonal Mar (nearly twenty skyscrapers), Gran Via (Barcelona)
Gran Via (Barcelona)
Gran Via - is a second major business district of Barcelona, after Diagonal Mar. Part of Fira de Barcelona, second largest trade fair and exhibition centres in Europe. Lies on borderline of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and El Prat de Llobregat...
(about fifteen skyscrapers), around Plaça d'Espanya (a few skyscrapers) and Eix Macià (a few skyscrapers). The rest of skyscrapers is scattered on the whole city.
Barcelona and its metropolitan area has about 15 skyscrapers above 100 m (328 ft) and more than 40 skyscrapers between 70 m (230 ft) and 100 m (328 ft), a total of about 60 skyscrapers above 70 m (230 ft). As for the number of skyscrapers above 100 m (328 ft), Barcelona has a 4th place in the European Union. When it comes to use it most skyscrapers is the office buildings and hotels.
Tallest buildings
The list includes buildings (above 70 m (230 ft)) in the city of Barcelona and also in its metropolitan area.| Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) |
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| 1= | Hotel Arts Hotel Arts The Hotel Arts is a 44-story, 483 room luxury hotel on the seafront of Barcelona, in Catalonia.Contrary to popular belief, it was not built to service the 1992 Summer Olympics, though its construction was part of the big changes underwent by the city to prepare the Games. It remains one of the... |
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154 m (505 ft) | 44 | 1992 | Hotel | 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... Ciutat Vella Ciutat Vella Ciutat Vella is a district of Barcelona, numbered District 1. The name means "old city" in Catalan and refers to the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, Spain. Ciutat Vella is nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the neighborhood called l'Eixample... |
| 1= | Torre Mapfre Torre Mapfre Torre Mapfre is a skyscraper in the Port Olímpic , the maritime neighborhood of the Old City of Barcelona in Spain. It is named after its owner, Mapfre, an insurance company.... |
154 m (505 ft) | 43 | 1992 | Office | 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... Ciutat Vella Ciutat Vella Ciutat Vella is a district of Barcelona, numbered District 1. The name means "old city" in Catalan and refers to the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, Spain. Ciutat Vella is nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the neighborhood called l'Eixample... |
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| 3 | Torre La Sagrera Torre La Sagrera Torre La Sagrera also Sagrera Tower is a skyscraper designed by Frank Gehry that is under construction in Barcelona, Spain. Will have 148 metres and 34 floors, which will become the third tallest building in Barcelona behind Torre Mapfre and Hotel Arts, and sixteenth of Spain.The building will be... |
148 m (486 ft) | 36 | Under construction |
Office / Hotel | 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... Sant Andreu Sant Andreu Sant Andreu is one of the ten districts into which Barcelona has been divided up since 1984. It was named after a former municipality in the plain of Barcelona called Sant Andreu de Palomar, the largest in the area, which makes up nowadays the bulk of a neighbourhood bearing the same name... |
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| 4 | Torre Agbar Torre Agbar The Torre Agbar is a 38-storey tower located between Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Badajoz, near Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, which marks the gateway to the new technological district of Barcelona, Spain. It was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel in association with the Spanish firm B720... |
144 m (472 ft) | 34 | 2004 | Office | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 5 | Habitat Sky Habitat Sky Hotel ME, or ME Barcelona, formerly named Habitat Sky, is a skyscraper designed by Dominique Perrault in Barcelona, Spain. Has 116 metres and 31 floors. This is the fifth tallest building in Barcelona behind Torre Mapfre, Hotel Arts, Torre La Sagrera and Torre Agbar.Located at the junction of the... (ME Barcelona) |
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116 m (381 ft) | 31 | 2008 | Hotel | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
| 6 | Hotel Porta Fira Hotel Porta Fira Hotel Porta Fira is a skyscraper hotel near Plaza de Europa in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, a suburb of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was the winner of the 2010 Gold Emporis Skyscraper Award. The 28-floor hotel has a height of 113 metres. Total floor area: 34,688.10 sq m... |
113 m (371 ft) | 26 | 2010 | Hotel | L'Hospitalet 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... Districte Econòmic |
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| 7 | Torre Realia BCN Torre Realia BCN Torre Realia BCN is a skyscraper near Plaza de Europa in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, a suburb of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Completed in 2009, has 24 floors and rises 112 meters.- See also :... |
112 m (367 ft) | 24 | 2009 | Office | L'Hospitalet 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... Districte Econòmic |
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| 8= | Diagonal Zero Zero Diagonal Zero Zero Diagonal Zero Zero is a skyscraper in Barcelona, Spain. Has 110 meters and 24 floors. This is the new headquarters of Telefónica in Catalonia.- See also :... |
110 m (361 ft) | 24 | 2009 | Office | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 8= | Edificio Colón Edificio Colón Edificio Colón is a skyscraper in Barcelona, Spain. Has 110 meters and 28 floors. Lies on district of Ciutat Vella, Avinguda de les Drassanes. This is first skyscraper above 100 metres in Barcelona.- See also :... |
110 m (361 ft) | 28 | 1970 | Office | 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... Ciutat Vella Ciutat Vella Ciutat Vella is a district of Barcelona, numbered District 1. The name means "old city" in Catalan and refers to the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, Spain. Ciutat Vella is nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the neighborhood called l'Eixample... |
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| 10 | Hotel Barcelona Princess Hotel Barcelona Princess Hotel Barcelona Princess is a skyscraper and hotel of Princess in the Diagonal Mar district of San Martin in Barcelona. Completed in 2004, has 26 floors and rises 109 metres. On the 23rd floor has a bar and pool most of Barcelona, also a restaurant open to the public.- See also :* List of tallest... |
109 m (358 ft) | 26 | 2004 | Hotel | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 11 | Torre Zenit Torre Zenit Torre Zenit is a skyscraper in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , Catalonia, Spain. Completed in 2009, has 25 floors and rises 107 meters. Lies on the Plaza de Europa 21.... (Torre Werfen) |
107 m (351 ft) | 25 | 2009 | Hotel | L'Hospitalet 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... Districte Econòmic |
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| 12= | Hesperia Tower Hesperia Tower The Hesperia Tower is a hotel situated in the district of Bellvitge in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , Catalonia, Spain.It has a tower of 28 storeys and . 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... |
105 m (344 ft) | 28 | 2006 | Hotel | L'Hospitalet 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... Bellvitge 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... |
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| 12= | Hotel Catalonia Plaza Europa Hotel Catalonia Plaza Europa Hotel Catalonia Plaza Europa is a skyscraper and hotel in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , Catalonia, Spain. Completed in 2011, has 26 floors and rises 105 metres. Lies on the Plaza de Europa 50.... |
105 m (344 ft) | 26 | 2011 | Hotel | L'Hospitalet 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... Districte Econòmic |
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| 14 | Torre Inbisa Torre Inbisa Torre Inbisa is a skyscraper in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , Catalonia, Spain. Completed in 2008, has 25 floors and rises 104 meters. Lies on the Plaza de Europa 9.... |
104 m (341 ft) | 25 | 2008 | Office | L'Hospitalet 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... Districte Econòmic |
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| 15 | Hotel Torre Catalunya Hotel Torre Catalunya Hotel Torre Catalunya is a skyscraper and hotel in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 1970, has 25 floors and rises 100 meters and 80 meters without mast... |
100 m (328 ft) | 25 | 1970 | Hotel | 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... Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc is one of the ten districts Barcelona has been split in since 1984, numbered District 3. Comprising very different areas of the city, it covers the southern part of Barcelona, joining the two former districts II and VII , as well as the different areas comprised in the Zona Franca... |
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| 15= | Illa del Mar Illa del Mar Illa del Mar is a complex of four buildings, including two skyscrapers, located in Barcelona, Spain. The tallest skyscrapers is Illa del Mar 1 with 99 meters tall and has 29 floors and Illa del Mar 2 with 77 meters tall and has 23 floors... 1 |
99 m (325 ft) | 29 | 2008 | Residencial | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 15= | W Barcelona W Barcelona W Barcelona, popularly known as the Hotel Vela due to its shape, is a building designed by Ricardo Bofill is located in the Barceloneta district of Barcelona, in the expansion of the Port of Barcelona... (Hotel Vela) |
99 m (325 ft) | 29 | 2009 | Hotel | 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... Ciutat Vella Ciutat Vella Ciutat Vella is a district of Barcelona, numbered District 1. The name means "old city" in Catalan and refers to the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, Spain. Ciutat Vella is nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the neighborhood called l'Eixample... |
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| 17 | World Trade Center Almeda Park World Trade Center Almeda Park World Trade Center Almeda Park is an international trade, service and information centre in Cornellà de Llobregat , Spain. WTC Almeda Park has been in operation since June 2004. Currently consists of several buildings, it is planned to build a skyscraper with 28 floors and rise 94 metres.-... |
94 m (308 ft) | 28 | Under construction |
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| 18= | Cambra de Comerç http://www.emporis.com/building/cambra-de-comerc-barcelona-spain | 91 m (299 ft) | 22 | Under construction |
Office | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 18= | Porta Firal A http://www.emporis.com/complex/porta-firal-ii-barcelona-spain | 91 m (299 ft) | 25 | Under construction |
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... Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc is one of the ten districts Barcelona has been split in since 1984, numbered District 3. Comprising very different areas of the city, it covers the southern part of Barcelona, joining the two former districts II and VII , as well as the different areas comprised in the Zona Franca... |
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| 20= | Porta Firal B http://www.emporis.com/complex/porta-firal-ii-barcelona-spain | 91 m (299 ft) | 25 | Under construction |
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... Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc is one of the ten districts Barcelona has been split in since 1984, numbered District 3. Comprising very different areas of the city, it covers the southern part of Barcelona, joining the two former districts II and VII , as well as the different areas comprised in the Zona Franca... |
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| 20= | Porta Firal C http://www.emporis.com/complex/porta-firal-ii-barcelona-spain | 91 m (299 ft) | 25 | Under construction |
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... Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc is one of the ten districts Barcelona has been split in since 1984, numbered District 3. Comprising very different areas of the city, it covers the southern part of Barcelona, joining the two former districts II and VII , as well as the different areas comprised in the Zona Franca... |
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| 22 | Torre Millenium Torre Millenium Torre Millenium is a skyscraper in Sabadell , Spain. Completed in 2002, has 22 floors and rises 90 meters. Lies near other two skyscrapers: Paddock Bulevard and Les Orenetes de l'Eix.- See also :... |
90 m (295 ft) | 22 | 2002 | Office | Sabadell Sabadell Sabadell is the second largest city in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the comarca, on the River Ripoll, 20 km north-west of Barcelona... Eix Macià |
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| 23 | Illa de la Llum Illa de la Llum Illa de la Llum is a complex of two skyscrapers in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 2005. Illa de la Llum 1 has 26 floors and rises 88 meters, Illa de la Llum 2 has 18 floors and rises 64 meters.- See also :... 1 |
89 m (292 ft) | 26 | 2005 | Residental | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 24= | Consorci de la Zona Franca Consorci de la Zona Franca Consorci de la Zona Franca is a skyscraper in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 2005, has 22 floors and rises 88 meters.- See also :* List of tallest buildings and structures in Barcelona... |
88 m (289 ft) | 22 | 2005 | Office | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 24= | Hotel AC Barcelona Hotel AC Barcelona Hotel AC Barcelona is a skyscraper and hotel in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 2004, has 22 floors and rises 88 metres. It is part of Marriott International Hotels.- See also :... |
88 m (289 ft) | 22 | 2004 | Hotel | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 26= | Edifici Gas Natural Edifici Gas Natural Edifici Gas Natural also Torre Mare Nostrum is a skyscraper in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 2005, has 20 floors and rises 86 meters. It has an innovative and distinctive look because at the bottom are two protruding blocks used as part of the building. This is headquarters of Gas Natural Company... (Torre Mare Nostrum) |
86 m (282 ft) | 20 | 2005 | Office | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 26= | Torre Nova Diagonal Torre Nova Diagonal Torre Nova Diagonal is a skyscraper in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 2007, has 22 floors and rises 86 meters.- See also :* List of tallest buildings and structures in Barcelona... |
86 m (282 ft) | 22 | 2007 | Residential | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 28= | Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona Hotel Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona Hotel Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona Hotel is a skyscraper and hotel in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 2004, has 25 floors and rises 85 metres. It is part of Hilton Hotels. Lies on Passeig del Taulat street 262.- See also :... |
85 m (279 ft) | 25 | 2004 | Hotel | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 28= | La Caixa La Caixa, Barcelona La Caixa is a complex of three buildings, including two skyscrapers in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 1974. La Caixa 1 has 26 floors and rises 85 meters, La Caixa 2 has 14 floors and rises 48 meters. La Caixa 3 is not tall building in the form of a cube... 1 |
85 m (279 ft) | 26 | 1974 | Office | 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... |
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| 30= | Ferran Junoy 56-90 http://www.emporis.com/building/ferran-junoy-56-90-barcelona-spain | 84 m (276 ft) | 25 | Under construction |
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... Sant Andreu Sant Andreu Sant Andreu is one of the ten districts into which Barcelona has been divided up since 1984. It was named after a former municipality in the plain of Barcelona called Sant Andreu de Palomar, the largest in the area, which makes up nowadays the bulk of a neighbourhood bearing the same name... |
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| 30= | Diagonal-Bilbao-Pere IV http://www.emporis.com/building/diagonal-bilbao-pere-iv-barcelona-spain | 84 m (276 ft) | Under construction |
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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 32= | Torre Banc de Sabadell Torre Banc de Sabadell Torre Banc de Sabadell also BancSabadell is a skyscraper in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 1969, has 23 floors and rises 83 meters.- See also :* List of tallest buildings and structures in Barcelona... |
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83 m (272 ft) | 23 | 1969 | Office | 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... |
| 32= | Melia Barcelona Hotel Melia Barcelona Hotel Melia Barcelona Hotel is a skyscraper and hotel in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 1972, has 23 floors and rises 83 metres. It is part of Meliá Hotels International. The hotel has 333 rooms.- See also :* List of tallest buildings and structures in Barcelona... |
83 m (272 ft) | 23 | 1972 | Hotel | 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... Les Corts Les Corts, Barcelona Les Corts is one of the ten districts into which Barcelona, Spain has been divided up since 1984, numbered IV. It was created in 1897 out of two former municipalities: Les Corts de Sarrià and some parts of Sarrià... |
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| 34= | Edificio Grupo Godó Edificio Grupo Godó Edificio Grupo Godó is a skyscraper in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 1970, has 24 floors and rises 82 meters. The building belongs to the Grupo Godó, media company.- See also :* List of tallest buildings and structures in Barcelona... |
82 m (269 ft) | 24 | 1970 | Office | 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... |
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| 34= | Paddock Bulevard Paddock Bulevard Paddock Bulevard - is a skyscraper in Sabadell , Spain. Completed in 1998, has 20 floors and rises 82 meters. Lies near other two skyscrapers: Torre Millenium and Les Orenetes de l'Eix.- See also :... |
82 m (269 ft) | 20 | 1998 | Office | Sabadell Sabadell Sabadell is the second largest city in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the comarca, on the River Ripoll, 20 km north-west of Barcelona... Eix Macià |
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| 36 | Hotel Princesa Sofia Hotel Princesa Sofia Hotel Princesa Sofia is a skyscraper and hotel in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 1975, has 22 floors and rises 79 meters. Lies near Avinguda Diagonal .... |
79 m (259 ft) | 22 | 1975 | Hotel | 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... |
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| 37= | Edificio Tarragona Edificio Tarragona Edificio Tarragona is a skyscraper in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 1998, has 22 floors and rises 78 meters. Lies on Carrer de Tarragona street 159, near Plaça d'Espanya and three other skyscrapers: Edificio Allianz, Hotel Torre Catalunya, Torre Núñez y Navarro.- See also :* List of tallest... |
78 m (256 ft) | 22 | 1998 | Office | 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... Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc is one of the ten districts Barcelona has been split in since 1984, numbered District 3. Comprising very different areas of the city, it covers the southern part of Barcelona, joining the two former districts II and VII , as well as the different areas comprised in the Zona Franca... |
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| 37= | Cubics I http://www.emporis.com/building/cubics-i-santa-coloma-de-gramenet-spain | 78 m (256 ft) | 25 | 2010 | Residential | Santa Coloma Santa Coloma de Gramenet Santa Coloma de Gramenet is a city in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the south-east side of the Litoral range, with the Puig Castellar... |
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| 39= | Edificio Allianz Edificio Allianz, Barcelona Edificio Allianz is a skyscraper in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 1993, has 20 floors and rises 77 meters. The building belongs to the Allianz Company... |
77 m (253 ft) | 20 | 1993 | Office | 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... Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc is one of the ten districts Barcelona has been split in since 1984, numbered District 3. Comprising very different areas of the city, it covers the southern part of Barcelona, joining the two former districts II and VII , as well as the different areas comprised in the Zona Franca... |
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| 39= | Torre Núñez y Navarro Torre Núñez y Navarro Torre Núñez y Navarro is a skyscraper in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 1993, has 20 floors and rises 77 meters. Lies on Carrer de Tarragona street 141, near Plaça d'Espanya and three other skyscrapers: Edificio Allianz, Hotel Torre Catalunya, Edificio Tarragona.- See also :* List of tallest... |
77 m (253 ft) | 20 | 1993 | Office | 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... Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc is one of the ten districts Barcelona has been split in since 1984, numbered District 3. Comprising very different areas of the city, it covers the southern part of Barcelona, joining the two former districts II and VII , as well as the different areas comprised in the Zona Franca... |
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| 39= | Illa del Mar Illa del Mar Illa del Mar is a complex of four buildings, including two skyscrapers, located in Barcelona, Spain. The tallest skyscrapers is Illa del Mar 1 with 99 meters tall and has 29 floors and Illa del Mar 2 with 77 meters tall and has 23 floors... 2 |
77 m (253 ft) | 23 | 2007 | Residential | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 39= | Torre Macià http://www.emporis.com/building/torremacia-barcelona-spain | 77 m (253 ft) | 20 | 1970 | 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... Les Corts Les Corts Les Corts may refer to:*Camp de Les Corts - the former home ground of FC Barcelona.*District of Les Corts - a district of Barcelona.... |
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| 44= | Torre Europa Torres Europa Torre Europa - generally, is the name of five skyscrapers of complex buildings in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , Spain, with numbers from 1 to 5. However, the Torre Europa 1 has name of Torre Inbisa, the Torre Europa 2 has name of Torre Zenit and both these towers are over 100 meters tall... 3 |
75 m (246 ft) | 19 | 2009 | Residential | L'Hospitalet 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... Districte Econòmic |
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| 44= | Torre Europa Torres Europa Torre Europa - generally, is the name of five skyscrapers of complex buildings in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , Spain, with numbers from 1 to 5. However, the Torre Europa 1 has name of Torre Inbisa, the Torre Europa 2 has name of Torre Zenit and both these towers are over 100 meters tall... 4 |
75 m (246 ft) | 19 | 2009 | Residential | L'Hospitalet 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... Districte Econòmic |
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| 44= | Torre Europa Torres Europa Torre Europa - generally, is the name of five skyscrapers of complex buildings in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , Spain, with numbers from 1 to 5. However, the Torre Europa 1 has name of Torre Inbisa, the Torre Europa 2 has name of Torre Zenit and both these towers are over 100 meters tall... 5 |
75 m (246 ft) | 19 | 2009 | Residential | L'Hospitalet 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... Districte Econòmic |
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| 44= | Biopol Mar http://www.emporis.com/building/biopol-mar-l-hospitalet-de-llobregat-spain | 75 m (246 ft) | 16 | Under construction |
Office | L'Hospitalet 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... Districte Econòmic |
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| 48= | Diagonal 197 http://www.emporis.com/building/diagonal197-barcelona-spain | 72 m (236 ft) | 19 | 2008 | Office | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 48= | Torre RBA http://www.emporis.com/building/torre-rba-barcelona-spain | 72 m (236 ft) | 18 | 2010 | Office | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 48= | D199 http://www.emporis.com/building/d199-barcelona-spain | 72 m (236 ft) | 18 | 2009 | Office / hotel | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 48= | Torre 22@ Mediapro http://www.emporis.com/building/torre-22-mediapro-barcelona-spain | 72 m (236 ft) | 18 | 2008 | Office | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 48= | Porta Firal D http://www.emporis.com/complex/porta-firal-ii-barcelona-spain | 72 m (236 ft) | 14 | Under construction |
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... Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc is one of the ten districts Barcelona has been split in since 1984, numbered District 3. Comprising very different areas of the city, it covers the southern part of Barcelona, joining the two former districts II and VII , as well as the different areas comprised in the Zona Franca... |
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| 53= | Edificio Atalaya http://www.emporis.com/building/edificioatalaya-barcelona-spain | 71 m (233 ft) | 22 | 1971 | Office | 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... Les Corts Les Corts Les Corts may refer to:*Camp de Les Corts - the former home ground of FC Barcelona.*District of Les Corts - a district of Barcelona.... |
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| 53= | Carrer Pau Casals 2 http://www.emporis.com/building/carrerpaucasals2-vilassardemar-spain | 71 m (233 ft) | 19 | Vilassar de Mar Vilassar de Mar Vilassar de Mar is a municipality in the comarca of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between Premià de Mar and Cabrera de Mar, to the north-east of Barcelona. The town is both a tourist centre and a dormitory town for Barcelona, and is also known for its horticulture... |
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| 55= | Illa del Cel 1 http://www.emporis.com/building/illadelcel1-barcelona-spain | 70 m (230 ft) | 22 | 2003 | Residential | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| 55= | Illa del Llac http://www.emporis.com/building/illadelllac1-barcelona-spainhttp://www.emporis.com/building/illadelllac2-barcelona-spain |  |
70 m (230 ft) | 22 | 2002 | Residential | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
| 55= | Torre Urquinaona http://www.emporis.com/building/torreurquinaona-barcelona-spain |  |
70 m (230 ft) | 21 | 1973 | Office / Residential | 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... Eixample Eixample The Eixample is a district of Barcelona between the old city and what were once surrounding small towns , constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries.... |
| 55= | Torre Meridiana http://www.emporis.com/building/torremeridiana-barcelona-spain | 70 m (230 ft) | 18 | 2006 | Office | 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... Porta Porta, Barcelona Porta is a neighborhood in the Nou Barris district of Barcelona, Catalonia .... |
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70 m (230 ft) | 20 | 2005 | Sabadell Sabadell Sabadell is the second largest city in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the comarca, on the River Ripoll, 20 km north-west of Barcelona... Eix Macià |
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| Cambra de Comerç http://www.emporis.com/building/cambra-de-comerc-barcelona-spain | 91 m (299 ft) | 22 | on hold | Office | 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... Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an... |
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| Torre Front Marítim http://www.emporis.com/building/torrefrontmaritim-mataro-spain | 80 m (262 ft) | 22 | competition entry | Residential / Office | Mataró Mataró Mataró is the capital and largest city of the comarca of the Maresme, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia Autonomous Community, Spain. It is located on the Costa del Maresme, to the south of Costa Brava, between Cabrera de Mar and Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, to the north-east of Barcelona. , it... |
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| Illa Central http://www.emporis.com/building/illa-central-onze04-badalona-spain (Onze04) |
23 | competition entry | Office | Badalona Badalona Badalona is a city in eastern Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the comarca of the Barcelonès, near the city of Barcelona and part of its metropolitan area. It is situated on the left bank of the small Besòs River and on the Mediterranean Sea, backed by the Serra de la Marina mountain range... |
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Tallest structures
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| 1 | Torre de Collserola Torre de Collserola Torre de Collserola is a uniquely designed tower located on the Tibidabo hill in the Serra de Collserola, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by architect Sir Norman Foster, and built in 1991 for the 1992 Summer Olympics. It features a pod for floor space like many towers but uses... |
communications tower | 288.80 | 13 | 1992 | 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... |
Sarrià-Sant Gervasi Sarrià-Sant Gervasi Sarrià-Sant Gervasi is one of the biggest districts of Barcelona, situated on the north-west of the city, surrounded by districts of Les Corts, Gràcia, Eixample i Horta-Guinardo, and by the villages of Sant Just, Sant Feliu, Molins de Rei and Sant Cugat... |
| 2 | Besòs thermal station | power station | 200 | n/a | 1970 | Sant Adrià de Besòs Sant Adrià de Besòs Sant Adrià de Besòs is a city in the comarca of the Barcelonès in Catalonia, northern Spain. It is situated at the mouth of the river Besòs, extending to both sides of the estuary. The original settlement with the parish church is on the left bank of the river, in the north of the municipal... |
La Marina del Besòs |
| 3 | Sagrada Família Sagrada Familia The ' , commonly known as the Sagrada Família, is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí... |
Church | 172 | 3 | unfinished | 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... |
Eixample Eixample The Eixample is a district of Barcelona between the old city and what were once surrounding small towns , constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries.... |
| 4 | Montjuïc Tower Montjuic Communications Tower The Montjuïc Communications Tower , popularly known as Torre Calatrava and Torre Telefónica, is a telecommunication tower in the Montjuïc neighborhood of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, construction on the tower began in 1989 and was completed in 1992... |
Communications Tower | 136 | -- | 1992 | 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... |
Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc is one of the ten districts Barcelona has been split in since 1984, numbered District 3. Comprising very different areas of the city, it covers the southern part of Barcelona, joining the two former districts II and VII , as well as the different areas comprised in the Zona Franca... |
| 5 | Torre Jaume I Torre Jaume I Torre Jaume I is a 107 metre high steel truss tower in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, which was built in 1931 by Carlos Boigas. The tower is the second-tallest aerial lift pylon in the world, and is a part of the Port Vell Aerial Tramway from Torre Sant Sebastia to Montjuïc. Torre Jaume I also has... |
Aerial Tramway Support Pillar | 107 | n/a | 1931 | 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... |
Ciutat Vella Ciutat Vella Ciutat Vella is a district of Barcelona, numbered District 1. The name means "old city" in Catalan and refers to the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, Spain. Ciutat Vella is nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the neighborhood called l'Eixample... |
Tall structures of unknown height:
- Onde Cero Radio Mast. Guyed mast used by "Onde Cero" for broadcasting on 540 kHz (41°28′19.04"N 2°12′50.84"E)