Barcelona : Torre de Calatrava in overcast light . . .
The white Torre de Calatrava was built for tele-communications at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games. It is 136 metres high. A competition entry for Telefonica, the steel tower is sited immediately next to the Palau Sant Jordi Arena. It was designed by Arata Isozaki and built by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
Its enormous white curved silhouette, which looks like an athlete carrying the Olympic torch, can be seen from many points in the city. Its cutting-edge design and original contours have made it a world famous feature of Montjuïc and a symbol of Barcelona. (sourced from Internet)
Barcelona : Torre de Calatrava in overcast light . . .
The white Torre de Calatrava was built for tele-communications at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games. It is 136 metres high. A competition entry for Telefonica, the steel tower is sited immediately next to the Palau Sant Jordi Arena. It was designed by Arata Isozaki and built by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
Its enormous white curved silhouette, which looks like an athlete carrying the Olympic torch, can be seen from many points in the city. Its cutting-edge design and original contours have made it a world famous feature of Montjuïc and a symbol of Barcelona. (sourced from Internet)