Pictures Vila Olimpica. Photos of Vila Olimpica and Port Olimpic area of Barcelona
The full name of this area is "La Vila Olímpica del Poblenou" which means the Olympic Village of Poblenou. The biggest landmark of Vila Olimpica are the two towers in Port Olimpic whiich were built for the 1992 Olympics. The left tower is "Torre Mapfre" the Mapre Tower by Iñigo Ortiz and Enrique de León, which is an office building. The right building is the 5 star Hotel Arts , designed by architects Bruce Graham and Frank O. Gehry. The two towers have a height of 153.5 m, which made them the highest buildings in Spain at the time.
The two towers are153.5m high which made them the highest buildings in Spain at the time. Frank O. Gehry also designed the 35m x54m copper latice "FISH" sculpture - "PEIX" in Catalan - in front of the Arts Hotel.
The coast of Barcelona city has 5km of beaches with seven different beaches names
The sculpture installation on Avinguda Icaria is the work of Catalan architect team Enric Miralles and Carme Pinos. Many other works by Enric Miralles can be seen in Barcelona among them the Santa Caterina Market, the Gas Natural company tower and the park at Diagonal Mar.
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