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The Montjuïc Communications Tower (Torre de Comunicacions de Montjuïc), popularly known as Torre Calatrava and Torre Telefónica, is a telecommunication tower in the Montjuïc neighbourhood of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.[1]

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  1. 16 relations: Antoni Gaudí, Athlete, Barcelona, Catalonia, List of tallest towers, Montjuïc, Neo-futurism, Olympic flame, Santiago Calatrava, Spain, Telecommunications, Telefónica, Torre de Collserola, Tower, Trencadís, 1992 Summer Olympics.

  2. 1992 Summer Olympics
  3. 1992 establishments in Spain
  4. Communication towers in Spain
  5. Montjuïc
  6. Santiago Calatrava structures
  7. Sants-Montjuïc
  8. Towers completed in 1992
  9. Towers in Catalonia

Antoni Gaudí

Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926) was a Catalan architect and designer from Spain, known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernism.

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Athlete

An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance.

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Barcelona

Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain.

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Catalonia

Catalonia (Catalunya; Cataluña; Catalonha) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy.

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List of tallest towers

This list includes extant structures that fulfill the engineering definition of a tower: "a tall human structure, always taller than it is wide, for public or regular operational access by humans, but not for living in or office work, and which is self-supporting or free-standing, meaning no guy-wires for support." This definition excludes continuously habitable buildings and skyscrapers as well as radio and TV masts.

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Montjuïc

Montjuïc is a hill in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Montjuïc Communications Tower and Montjuïc are Sants-Montjuïc.

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Neo-futurism

Neo-futurism is a late-20th to early-21st-century movement in the arts, design, and architecture. Montjuïc Communications Tower and Neo-futurism are Neo-futurist architecture.

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Olympic flame

The Olympic flame is a symbol used in the Olympic movement.

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Santiago Calatrava

Santiago Calatrava Valls (born 28 July 1951) is a Spanish architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter, particularly known for his bridges supported by single leaning pylons, and his railway stations, stadiums, and museums, whose sculptural forms often resemble living organisms. Montjuïc Communications Tower and Santiago Calatrava are Santiago Calatrava structures.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Telecommunications

Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information with an immediacy comparable to face-to-face communication.

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Telefónica

, S.A. is a Spanish multinational telecommunications company with registered office and headquarters located in two different places, both in Madrid, Spain.

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Torre de Collserola

Torre de Collserola is a uniquely designed tower located on the Tibidabo hill in the Serra de Collserola, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Montjuïc Communications Tower and Torre de Collserola are buildings and structures in Barcelona, communication towers in Spain and towers in Catalonia.

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Tower

A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor.

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Trencadís

Trencadís, also known as pique assiette, broken tile mosaics, bits and pieces, memoryware, and shardware, is a type of mosaic made from cemented-together tile shards and broken chinaware.

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1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympics (Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Montjuïc Communications Tower and 1992 Summer Olympics are Montjuïc.

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See also

1992 Summer Olympics

1992 establishments in Spain

Communication towers in Spain

Montjuïc

Santiago Calatrava structures

Sants-Montjuïc

Towers completed in 1992

Towers in Catalonia

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montjuïc_Communications_Tower

Also known as Montjuic Telecommunications Tower, Montjuic Tower, Olympic needle, Torre Telefónica.