Parc de Montjuïc
The Montjuïc Communications Tower (Catalan: Torre de Comunicacions de Montjuïc, IPA: [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. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, construction on the tower began in 1989 and was completed in 1992. The white tower was built for Telefónica to transmit television coverage of the 1992 Summer Olympics Games in Barcelona. The 136 m (446 ft) tower is located in the Olympic park, and represents an athlete holding the Olympic Flame.
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.
A few more nice memories of Barcelona 2017. The Font Màgica, an absolutely magical place. The light show at the fountain is breathtaking and so is the crowd.
Fontaines magiques de Montjuic
Torre Calatrava (the Montjuïc Communications Tower of Telefonica), designed by Santiago Calatrava and located in the Olympic park, Barcelona, ...
The Magic Fountain of Montjuïc (Catalan: Font màgica de Montjuïc, Spanish: Fuente mágica de Montjuic) is a fountain located at the head of Avenida...
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View from Mirador del Poble Sec, Barcelona
This was certainly not the best position to photograph the Fontana Magica, but I was simply surprised by the masses that came to this spectacle. Funny to watch that so many people were focused on their smartphones instead of enjoying the actual fountain. I wonder if we can still experience anything without it????
View from the entrance of Museu Nacional D'Art de Catalunya Barcelona
Torre Calatrava (the Montjuïc Communications Tower of Telefonica), designed by Santiago Calatrava and located in the Olympic park, Barcelona, ...
Built for the 1929 World's Fair and sitting on Montjuïc hill, Palau Nacional is the home of the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. In front of the...
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Fuente de Montjuic
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Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (The National Art Museum of Catalonia) at sunset, Barcelona, Catalunya/Catalonia, España/Spain - worth seeing 9/10...
Barcelona skyline from the Montjuic viewpoint incl. the Columbus Monument (Mirador de Colom) and the Old Port (Port Vell) at blue hour, Barcelona,...
From Montjuic -- looking toward Rambla de Mar.
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Most notably Walter Maurer, Andrey Sulitskiy and Rob Oo.