Torre Mapfre (Barcelona) | downtown / central business district, skyscraper, interesting place

Spain / Barcelona / Barcelona / Carrer de la Marina
 downtown / central business district, skyscraper, interesting place

www.torremapfre.com/eng/
Height: 154m (505ft)
Floors: 40
Year: 1992
Architects: Iñigo Ortiz & Enrique León Arquitectos

Each floor has a projection to shade windows from the direct sunlight, which is very extreme in Barcelona.
The building's windows reflect the ground, and the tower becomes a gigantic mirror of the city's activity
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Coordinates:   41°23'15"N   2°11'51"E
This article was last modified 11 years ago