Barcelona Telecommunications Tower, Torre de Collserola, Norman Foster Structure in Spain
Collserola Tower, Barcelona
Catalan Telecommunications Building design by Foster + Partners Architects, England
post updated 15 Dec 2019
Torre de Collserola
Location: north Barcelona, Catalonia, north eastern Spain
Date built: 1988-92
Design: Foster & Partners
Barcelona Telecommunications Tower
photo © Thomas Boczko
The Barcelona Telecommunications Tower for Telefonica is 288m high, built on a hill just north of the city.
photo © Thomas Boczko
Elegant Hi-tech design, visible from huge swathes of the city.
photo © Thomas Boczko
There are not many examples of Hi-tech buildings in Spain (more a British phenomenon) and this is worth a trip if you are in the city for a few days, possibly combined with a visit to Park Guell (also in the north of the city but not as far out).
photos © Thomas Boczko
Barcelona Telecommunications Tower architects – Foster & Partners
View from Park Guell showig the building context:
photo © Adrian Welch
Torre de Collserola photographs by available
images © Thomas Boczko
Location: Torre de Collserola, Barcelona, Spain
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