词条 | Montjuïc Communications Tower |
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The Montjuïc Communications Tower ({{lang-ca|Torre de Comunicacions de Montjuïc}}, {{IPA-ca|ˈtorə ðə kumunikəsiˈonz ðə muɲʒuˈik|IPA}}), popularly known as Torre Calatrava and Torre Telefónica, is a telecommunication tower in the Montjuïc neighborhood of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by Santiago Calatrava, with construction taking place from 1989 to 1992. The white tower was built for Telefónica to transmit television coverage of the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona. The {{convert|136|m|ft|adj=on}} 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. SundialBecause of the tower's orientation, it works also as a giant sundial, which uses the Europa square to indicate the hour. External links{{commons category|Torre de comunicacions de Montjuïc}}
9 : Towers completed in 1992|Towers in Catalonia|Buildings and structures in Barcelona|1992 Summer Olympics|Santiago Calatrava structures|Sants-Montjuïc|Communication towers in Spain|Neo-futurism architecture|1992 establishments in Spain |
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