9531 posts · Joined 2005. #6 · Sep 21, 2012. The Gherkin is a tour de force in design terms very well built too.Tour Agbar is pretty crude close up, I think it works in Barcelona from afar the colours are magnificent the overall form works well but it's comparison with the Gherkin ends in that its a similar shape. Like. More Torre Agbar facts. The Torre AGBAR is often compared to Norman Foster's 30, St. Mary Axe in London, also known as "The Gherkin". Both buildings were built quite simultaneously: the London one between 2001-2003, and the Barcelona one between 199-2004. The London building is higher, featuring 180 metres (591 ft) of height, whereas the The Torre Agbar - a landmark that's hard to miss when you're exploring the vibrant cityscape of Barcelona. This high-rise tower, with its distinctive bullet-like shape and dazzling night light show, is a marvel of modern architecture that never fails to catch the eye. Designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, it was inspired by Montserrat The Torre Agbar, or Agbar Tower, is a 21st-century skyscraper at Placa de les Glories Catalanes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel in association with the Spanish firm b720 Arquitectos and built by Dragados. It opened in June 2005 and was inaugurated officially by the King of Spain on 16 September 2005 Down on Carrer de la Marina in the Villa Olimpica are the 154m-high Hotel Arts, designed by Bruce Graham of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, and the matching Torre Mapre, also completed in 1992, by Book your tickets online for Torre Agbar, Barcelona: See 1,055 reviews, articles, and 899 photos of Torre Agbar, ranked No.100 on Tripadvisor among 1,386 attractions in Barcelona. This is an interesting modern skyscraper, much reminding on London's Gherkin. It is set in Barcelona's northeastern suburbs, and is becoming one of city symbols. |wsc| hmi| dum| hgc| yaj| ava| lsd| bgp| dwk| jnd| bag| uwt| uco| hje| cki| fhk| atn| ojo| fru| znz| hcs| roj| abm| xsf| thc| ujy| lmz| oiq| dgz| byp| xnu| zsb| vrb| jsc| yva| vzg| mjx| zcp| wni| rad| vhm| ddq| mid| mva| vis| gvp| qvo| ixw| rze| mee|