Completed 1991 Height 288 m Architect Norman Foster | Main contractor Cubiertas y MZOV, S.A. Province Province of Barcelona | |
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Type Television tower, observation tower Location Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Civil engineer Julio Martínez Calzón and Manuel Julià Vilardell Address Serra de Collserola Natural Park, Ctra. de Vallvidrera al Tibidabo, S/N, 08017 Barcelona, Spain Hours Closed today MondayClosedTuesdayClosedWednesdayClosedThursdayClosedFridayClosedSaturday12–1:45PM, 3:30–7:45PMSunday12–1:45PM, 3:30–7:45PMSuggest an edit Similar Tibidabo, Serra de Collserola, Temple Expiatori del Sagra, Tibidabo Amusement Park, Columbus Monument - Barcelona | ||
Torre de collserola
Torre de Collserola ([ˈtorə ðə kuʎsəˈɾɔɫə]) is a uniquely designed tower located on the Tibidabo hill in the Serra de Collserola, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by the architect Sir Norman Foster and by the Spanish civil engineers Julio Martínez Calzón and Manuel Julià Vilardell. This emblematic tower was built in 1991 by the construction company Cubiertas y MZOV S.A. for the 1992 Summer Olympics. It features a pod for floor space like many towers but uses guy wires for lateral support like a mast. Mainly used as a TV and radio transmitter, this futuristic design provides the highest viewpoint over the city. The top antenna reaches 288.4 m (946 ft) and the top of the pod, which has thirteen floors, reaches 152 m (499 ft). The highest point of this tower is actually the highest place you could be in the city of Barcelona.
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The tenth floor of the pod is open to the public.
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Events
The tower has a space for event organisations, composed by a reception room and an observation desk set 560 metres above sea level.
Construction
The tower has a hollow slip-formed, reinforced concrete main shaft of only 4.5 m diameter, which reduces to a mere 3 m to hold a radio mast which telescopes from 2.7 m to 0.7 m. The thirteen floors are surrounded by a perimeter of open stainless steel grilles and suspended from the shaft by three primary vertical steel trusses.
The total weight of the tower is 3,000 tons.
A large number of cables keep the tower upright: