Montjuïc Communications Tower
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Telecommunications |
Architectural style | Neo-futurism |
Location | Montjuïc Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
Coordinates | 41°21′51″N 2°09′02″E / 41.36417°N 2.15056°E |
Construction started | 1989 |
Completed | 1992 |
Height | |
Antenna spire | 136 m (446 ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Santiago Calatrava |
The Montjuïc Communications Tower (Catalan: Torre de Comunicacions de Montjuïc, IPA: [ˈtorə ðə kumunikəsiˈonz ðə muɲʒuˈik]), popularly known as Torre Calatrava and Torre Telefónica, is a telecommunication tower in the Montjuïc neighbourhood of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by Santiago Calatrava, with construction taking place from 1989 to 1992. The white tower was built for Telefónica to transmit television coverage of the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona. The 136-metre (446 ft) tower is located in the Olympic park and represents an athlete holding the Olympic Flame.
The base is covered with trencadís, Gaudí's mosaic technique created from broken tile shards.
Sundial
[edit]Because of the tower's orientation, it works also as a giant sundial, which uses the Europa Square to indicate the hour.
See also
[edit]External links
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- Montjuic Telecommunications Tower, Barcelona
- Montjuic Communications Tower at Structurae
- Montjuic Tower at Factoría Urbana: Photos and technical information about the tower
- 1992 establishments in Spain
- 1992 Summer Olympics
- Buildings and structures in Barcelona
- Communication towers in Spain
- Inclined towers
- Neo-futurist architecture
- Santiago Calatrava structures
- Sants-Montjuïc
- Towers completed in 1992
- Towers in Catalonia
- Montjuïc
- European mast stubs
- Catalan building and structure stubs