General Information
Other name(s): | Torre de Collserola |
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Beginning of works: | 1990 |
Completion: | 27 June 1992 |
Duration of works: | 24 months |
Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Cable-stayed tower |
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Function / usage: |
Communications mast or tower |
Material: |
Reinforced concrete tower |
Location
Location: |
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
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Part of: | |
Coordinates: | 41° 25' 2.04" N 2° 6' 51.35" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
height | 288 m | |
diameter at base | 4.5 m | |
height to platform (1) | 84 m | |
observation deck | height to observation deck | 135 m |
Quantities
structural steel | 3 000 t |
Materials
cables |
aramid
|
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shaft |
reinforced concrete
|
platform |
steel
|
Participants
Architecture
- Norman Foster (architect)
Structural engineering
-
Ove Arup & Partners
- Chris Wise (structural engineer)
Main contractor
Cables
Lifting
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Architects + Engineers = Structures. Academy Editions, New York (USA), pp. 83-84. :
- L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 73. (1997):
- El proyecto ejecutivo y la construcción de la torre de Collserola. In: Hormigón y acero, v. 43, n. 184 (3rd Quarter 1992), pp. 77-112. (1992):
- Der Turm von Collserola in Barcelona. In: Stahlbau, v. 62, n. 4 (April 1993), pp. 93-101. (1993):
- VSL heavy Lifting simplifies construction of Barcelona Tower. In: VSL News, v. 2, n. 2 ( 1991), pp. 12. (1991):
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000347 - Published on:
22/08/1999 - Last updated on:
19/10/2023