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Torre Agbar, Barcelona

Posted by James Turnbull, Thursday, 10th November 2005

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Still under construction in the satellite photo, Torre Agbar was inaugurated by the king of Spain just a couple of months ago on the 16th September 2005. The 142m tall building houses the Barcelona Water Company and has more than 4,000 LEDs for spectacular night-time illuminations.

This ground level photo shows the completed building, which to me looks a lot like the “Gherkin” building in London.

Thanks: Daniel Salom

Countries: Spain

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2 Responses to 'Torre Agbar, Barcelona'

  1. Nick Miners says:
    Thursday, 10th November 2005 at 8:23 pm

    Hmm… I agree it looks like the Gherkin, but it’s a lot more phallic than the London building!

  2. Tom says:
    Monday, 14th November 2005 at 2:03 am

    It’s an amazing building and along with the Famile Sagrada really livens up Barcelonas skyline. It was the 1st building I saw whilst travelling into the city by road.