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Montjuic Communications Tower : Architecture

Guide to Barcelona Buildings, Spain - design by Calatrava

Communications Tower Montjuic Torre de Comunicacions, Montjuïc Hill of Montjuic, southwest Barcelona 1991 Design: Santiago Calatrava, Architect Photos from Summer 2011: photos © Adrian Welch Project Description The Montjuïc Tower is 136m high and very stylised like many Calatrava buildings. It could be read as a piece of sculpture carved from pure white marble, or as half a dough-ring speared by a bloated toothpick. There is a resemblance to the Skylon once built in London but without the paired-down panache. This is a show-off building designed to be seen from all over Barcelona to symbolise the power of the Olympic Games coming to Catalonia. Admirers of architect Santiago Calatrava will no doubt enjoy its bonelike scultping and poetic expression but since I first saw it in 1991 my view remains cool. Photos of this Santiago Calatrava building: photos © Adrian Welch More Santiago Calatrava building images available upon request

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Buildings close to the Montjuic Tower

Joan Miro Foundation / La Fundació Joan Miró
Parc de Montjuïc, Barcelona
Josep Lluís Sert, Architect

photo © Adrian Welch

Catalonia National Art Museum / Museum Nacional d'Art de Catalunya:
National Palace / Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuic, southwest Barcelona
Enric Català & Pedro Cendoya, with Pere Domènech i Roure, Architect
Catalonia National Art Museum (MNAC)

photo © Adrian Welch

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City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain

image © Paul Zanre
City of Arts and Sciences

Torre de Comunicacions Barcelona, Santiago Calatrava: Photos © Adrian Welch

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A recent building by Santiago Calatrava is the Palau de les Arts Rena Sofia in
Valencia - opened in early 2006



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Forum Building
Santa Caterina Market
Agbar Tower

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