Montjuïc Tower (Barcelona)
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interesting place, radio broadcasting tower
Height: 136m (446ft)
Year: 1992
Architects: Santiago Calatrava
The tower is the symbol of a sportsman with the Olympic flame.
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The Montjuic Communications Tower (Torre Telefónica) is a telecommunication tower in the Montjuïc neighborhood of Barcelona, Spain. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, construction on the tower began in 1989 and was completed in 1992. The white tower was built for Telefónica to transmit television coverage of the 1992 Summer Olympics Games in Barcelona. The 136 m (446 ft) tower is located in the Olympic park, and represents an athlete holding the Olympic Flame.
The basement is covered with 'trencadís', Gaudí's mosaic technique created from broken tile shards.
Because of the tower's orientation, it works also as a giant sundial, which uses the Europa square to indicate the hour.
Year: 1992
Architects: Santiago Calatrava
The tower is the symbol of a sportsman with the Olympic flame.
maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=41.364917~2.149786&st...
The Montjuic Communications Tower (Torre Telefónica) is a telecommunication tower in the Montjuïc neighborhood of Barcelona, Spain. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, construction on the tower began in 1989 and was completed in 1992. The white tower was built for Telefónica to transmit television coverage of the 1992 Summer Olympics Games in Barcelona. The 136 m (446 ft) tower is located in the Olympic park, and represents an athlete holding the Olympic Flame.
The basement is covered with 'trencadís', Gaudí's mosaic technique created from broken tile shards.
Because of the tower's orientation, it works also as a giant sundial, which uses the Europa square to indicate the hour.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montjuic_Communications_Tower
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°21'51"N 2°9'2"E
- 01. El Raval (Ciutat Vella) 2.6 km
- La Rambla 2.9 km
- 02. El Gòtic (Ciutat Vella) 3.1 km
- 08. Antic Esquerra de l'Eixample (Eixample) 3.5 km
- 04. Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i La Ribera (Ciutat Vella) 3.6 km
- Passeig de Gràcia 3.8 km
- 20. La Maternitat i Sant Ramon (Les Corts) 4.9 km
- 31. Vila de Gràcia (Gràcia) 5.2 km
- 30. La Salut (Gràcia) 5.8 km
- 69. Diagonal Mar i el Front Marítim del Poblenou (Sant Martí) 6.9 km
- Anella Olímpica (The Olympic Ring) 0.2 km
- 16. La Bordeta (Sants-Montjuïc) 1.3 km
- 13. La Marina de Port (Sants-Montjuïc) 1.3 km
- 12. La Marina del Prat Vermell (Sants-Montjuïc) 1.7 km
- 10. Sant Antoni (Eixample) 2 km
- 18. Sants (Sants-Montjuïc) 2 km
- 09. La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample (Eixample) 2.1 km
- Port of Barcelona 3.1 km
- Eixample 3.5 km
- Bellvitge 3.8 km