List of tallest buildings in Barcelona

Barcelona as the capital of Catalonia, the second biggest city in Spain and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union, is a city with one of the largest number of skyscrapers in Europe. The recent trend in architecture in recent years has been promoting the construction of high-rise buildings as part of a wider modernisation plan that has been taking place since 1992, the year the Olympic games were held in Barcelona. Most of the skyscrapers in Barcelona were built in the 70's, 90's and after 2002.

22@ business center in Diagonal Mar district, main cluster of skyscrapers in Barcelona.

Barcelona has a few clusters of skyscrapers (outside the historic city center): Diagonal Mar (nearly twenty skyscrapers), Gran Via (about fifteen skyscrapers), around Plaça d'Espanya (a few skyscrapers) and Eix Macià (a few skyscrapers). The other skyscrapers are scattered about the city.

Barcelona and its metropolitan area has about 15 skyscrapers above 100 m (328 ft) and more than 40 skyscrapers between 70 m (230 ft) and 100 m (328 ft), a total of about 60 skyscrapers above 70 m (230 ft). As for the number of skyscrapers above 100 m (328 ft), Barcelona has a 7th place in the European Union. When it comes to use, most skyscrapers is the office buildings and hotels.

Tallest buildings

The list includes buildings (above 70 m (230 ft)) in the city of Barcelona and its metropolitan area.

Rank Name Image Height
m (ft)		 Floors Year Use Location
municipality
district
1 Hotel Arts 154 m (505 ft) 44 1992 Hotel Barcelona
Ciutat Vella
1 Torre Mapfre 154 m (505 ft) 43 1992 Office Barcelona
Ciutat Vella
3 Torre Agbar 144 m (472 ft) 34 2004 Office Barcelona
Sant Martí
4 Habitat Sky
(Hotel Meliá Barcelona Sky)		 116 m (381 ft) 31 2008 Hotel Barcelona
Sant Martí
5 Hotel Porta Fira 113 m (371 ft) 26 2010 Hotel L'Hospitalet
Granvia l'Hospitalet
6 Torre Realia BCN 112 m (367 ft) 24 2009 Office L'Hospitalet
Granvia l'Hospitalet
7 Diagonal Zero Zero 110 m (361 ft) 24 2009 Office Barcelona
Sant Martí
7 Edificio Colón 110 m (361 ft) 28 1970 Office Barcelona
Ciutat Vella
9 Hotel Barcelona Princess 109 m (358 ft) 26 2004 Hotel Barcelona
Sant Martí
9 Torre Puig[1] 109 m (358 ft) 22 2014 Hotel L'Hospitalet
Bellvitge
11 Hesperia Tower 105 m (344 ft) 28 2006 Hotel L'Hospitalet
Bellvitge
11 Hotel Catalonia Plaza Europa 105 m (344 ft) 26 2011 Hotel L'Hospitalet
Granvia l'Hospitalet
13 Torre Inbisa 104 m (341 ft) 25 2010 Office L'Hospitalet
Granvia l'Hospitalet
13 Diagonal-Bilbao-Pere IV 104 m (341 ft) 27 2016 Office / Residential Barcelona
Sant Martí
13 Torre Zenit
(Torre Werfen)		 104 m (341 ft) 25 2009 Office L'Hospitalet
Granvia l'Hospitalet
16 Hotel Torre Catalunya 100 m (328 ft) 25 1970 Hotel Barcelona
Sants-Montjuïc
17 Illa del Mar 1 99 m (325 ft) 29 2008 Residencial Barcelona
Sant Martí
17 W Barcelona
(Hotel Vela)		 99 m (325 ft) 29 2009 Hotel Barcelona
Ciutat Vella
19 World Trade Center Almeda Park 94 m (308 ft) 28 Under
construction		 Hotel Cornellà
Alameda Parc
20 Cambra de Comerç 91 m (299 ft) 22 Under
construction		 Office Barcelona
Sant Martí
20 Porta Firal A 91 m (299 ft) 25 Under
construction		 Barcelona
Sants-Montjuïc
20 Porta Firal B 91 m (299 ft) 25 Under
construction		 Barcelona
Sants-Montjuïc
20 Porta Firal C 91 m (299 ft) 25 Under
construction		 Barcelona
Sants-Montjuïc
23 Torre Millenium 90 m (295 ft) 22 2002 Office Sabadell
Eix Macià
24 Illa de la Llum 1 89 m (292 ft) 26 2005 Residential Barcelona
Sant Martí
25 Consorci de la Zona Franca 88 m (289 ft) 22 2005 Office Barcelona
Sant Martí
25 Hotel AC Barcelona 88 m (289 ft) 22 2004 Hotel Barcelona
Sant Martí
27 Edifici Gas Natural
(Torre Mare Nostrum)		 86 m (282 ft) 20 2005 Office Barcelona
Sant Martí
27 Torre Nova Diagonal 86 m (282 ft) 22 2007 Residential Barcelona
Sant Martí
29 Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona Hotel 85 m (279 ft) 25 2004 Hotel Barcelona
Sant Martí
29 Secretari Coloma 114-118 85 m (279 ft) 23 1975 Residential Barcelona
Gràcia
29 La Caixa 1 85 m (279 ft) 26 1974 Office Barcelona
32 Ferran Junoy 56-90 84 m (276 ft) 25 Under
construction		 Barcelona
Sant Andreu
32 Diagonal-Bilbao-Pere IV 84 m (276 ft) Under
construction		 Barcelona
Sant Martí
34 Torre Banc de Sabadell 83 m (272 ft) 23 1969 Office Barcelona
34 Melia Barcelona Hotel 83 m (272 ft) 23 1972 Hotel Barcelona
Les Corts
36 Edificio Grupo Godó 82 m (269 ft) 24 1970 Office Barcelona
36 Paddock Bulevard 82 m (269 ft) 20 1998 Office Sabadell
Eix Macià
38 Hotel Princesa Sofia 79 m (259 ft) 22 1975 Hotel Barcelona
39 Edificio Tarragona 78 m (256 ft) 22 1998 Office Barcelona
Sants-Montjuïc
39 Cubics I 78 m (256 ft) 25 2010 Residential Santa Coloma
41 Edificio Allianz 77 m (253 ft) 20 1993 Office Barcelona
Sants-Montjuïc
41 Torre Núñez y Navarro 77 m (253 ft) 20 1993 Office Barcelona
Sants-Montjuïc
41 Illa del Mar 2 77 m (253 ft) 23 2007 Residential Barcelona
Sant Martí
41 Torre Macià 77 m (253 ft) 20 1970 Barcelona
Les Corts
45 Hospital de Bellvitge 76 m (249 ft) 22 1972 Hospital L'Hospitalet
Bellvitge
46 Torre Europa 3 75 m (246 ft) 19 2009 Residential L'Hospitalet
Granvia l'Hospitalet
46 Torre Europa 4 75 m (246 ft) 19 2009 Residential L'Hospitalet
Granvia l'Hospitalet
46 Torre Europa 5 75 m (246 ft) 19 2009 Residential L'Hospitalet
Granvia l'Hospitalet
46 Biopol Mar 75 m (246 ft) 16 Under
construction		 Office L'Hospitalet
Granvia l'Hospitalet
50 Diagonal 197 72 m (236 ft) 19 2008 Office Barcelona
Sant Martí
50 Illa de Mar 2 72 m (236 ft) 23 2008 Office Barcelona
Sant Martí
50 D199 72 m (236 ft) 18 2009 Office / hotel Barcelona
Sant Martí
50 Torre RBA 72 m (236 ft) 18 2010 Office Barcelona
Sant Martí
50 Torre 22@ Mediapro 72 m (236 ft) 18 2008 Office Barcelona
Sant Martí
50 Porta Firal D 72 m (236 ft) 14 Under
construction		 Barcelona
Sants-Montjuïc
56 Edificio Atalaya 71 m (233 ft) 22 1971 Office Barcelona
Les Corts
56 Carrer Pau Casals 2 71 m (233 ft) 19 Vilassar de Mar
58 Illa del Cel 1 70 m (230 ft) 22 2003 Residential Barcelona
Sant Martí
58 Illa del Llac 70 m (230 ft) 22 2002 Residential Barcelona
Sant Martí
58 Torre Urquinaona 70 m (230 ft) 21 1973 Office / Residential Barcelona
Eixample
58 Meridian Building 70 m (230 ft) 18 2006 Office Barcelona
Porta
60 Les Orenetes de l'Eix 70 m (230 ft) 20 2005 Sabadell
Eix Macià
  • list not full

Tallest under construction - approved and proposed
Name Image Height
m (ft)		 Floors Status Use Location
municipality
district
Cambra de Comerç 86.50 m (284 ft) 21 Approved Office Barcelona
Sant Martí
Torre Front Marítim 80 m (262 ft) 22 competition entry Residential / Office Mataró
Illa Central
(Onze04)		 23 competition entry Office Badalona
Gran Via business center and skyscrapers from the left: Torre Inbisa (white colour), Torre Zenit, Torres Europa (Torre Europa 3,4,5), Hotel Porta Fira (red colour), Torre Realia BCN, Hotel Catalonia Plaza Europa (on the picture still under construction - on the upper floors).
Eix Macià area and skyscrapers from the left: Torre Millenium, Paddock Bulevard and Les Orenetes de l'Eix.
from the left: Torre Mapfre, Hotel Arts and Edifici Gas Natural
Plaça d'Espanya area and skyscrapers (in the background) from the left: Hotel Torre Catalunya, Edificio Tarragona, Torre Núñez y Navarro and Edificio Allianz.
W Barcelona hotel (Hotel Vela), one of the symbols of Barcelona

Tallest structures
Rank Name Use Height (m) Floors Year Municipality District
1 Torre de Collserola communications tower 288.80 13 1992 Barcelona Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
2 Besòs thermal station power station 203 n/a 1970 Sant Adrià de Besòs La Marina del Besòs
3 Sagrada Família Church 172.50 3 unfinished Barcelona Eixample
4 Montjuïc Tower Communications Tower 136 -- 1992 Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
5 Torre Jaume I Aerial Tramway Support Pillar 107 n/a 1931 Barcelona Ciutat Vella

Tall structures of unknown height:

  • Onde Cero Radio Mast. Guyed mast used by "Onde Cero" for broadcasting on 540 kHz (41°28′19.04″N 2°12′50.84″E)

References
  1. Puig Headquarters Tower - Emporis
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