Address 08038 Barcelona, Spain Height 136 m Province Province of Barcelona | Opened 1992 Construction started 1989 Architect Santiago Calatrava | |
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Similar Estadi Olímpic Lluís Co, Torre de Collserola, Diagonal Zero Zero, Montjuïc, Forum Building | ||
Torre calatrava barcelona montju c communications tower
The Montjuïc Communications Tower (Catalan: Torre de Comunicacions de Montjuïc, [ˈtorə ðə kumunikəsiˈonz ðə muɲʒuˈik]), popularly known as Torre Calatrava and Torre Telefónica, is a telecommunication tower in the Montjuïc neighborhood 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.
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The base 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.