560 meters above sea level, with a glazed elevator, which makes up a public platform, is one of Higher and unknown glasses in Barcelona and CataloonThe tenth plant of this structure, located in full Collserola sierraAllows you to observe the Mallorca profile when the sky allows this.
This point of view, located 115 meters from the ground, is part Telecommunications tower This exceeds any other building in the Catalan territory. The funny thing is that, despite the fact that we see it from most of the city, someone rarely stops to name it.
Olympic offer that avoided filling the tibidabo antenna
The project was formalized after the decision of the then mayor Paskuel Maragallwhich in 1987 proposed RTVEIN TV3 And Telefónica Create a single infrastructure for Audiovisual emissions of the Olympic GamesThe field was aimed at avoiding the saturation of the masts in Mount Tibidabo, and led to the call of an international competition of ideas.
A year later, the chosen design was the design of the British architect Norman Fosterwho worked next to the company OVE AUP & PARTNERS To form a tower that must correspond to the landscape without creating an excessive environmental impact.
A Colserola Tower It was built in just twenty -four months, a very dense term that forced to fulfill several stages at the same time. ASteel platforms The fact that they form their central body were installed at the ground and, as soon as they are ready, they were increased and installed around the main axis.
This vertical tube, empty inside, unites specific And steeland was developed with a diameter of only 4.5 meters before Not to change the environment of the hill of Vilanawhere the structure rises. The set is completed using 38 -meter telescopic mast And one Steel lattice still 45tied to the ground with the help of Kevlar braces to avoid interference.
Tower He entered into force in the spring of 1992 And since then it has been supported as the core of Catalonia telecommunications. Through this I know They transmit 100 % of television channels and 95 % of radio stations which were obtained in the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It also serves as a communication point for the regional network.
The infrastructure belongs Anonymous Society Collserola TowerTelefónica de españa (30.40 %), Retavivision (41.75 %), TelecomuniCiones I Generalitat (22.85 %) technology and the capital transport facility (5 %) were formed.
Above any building in Catalonia and with a very functional interior
A total of the tower reaches 288 meters highwith 20 meter buried underground. Stand -up fusterup to twelve metal platforms This house is technical teams. 84 meters from the ground began Plant sequenceEach with 429 square meters of a useful surface. The equipment is moved through the technical elevator, and the crane installed in the highest part allows you to be located in their final position.
One of these platforms located 115.5 meters above the ground, Open for the public as a point of viewThe field while on a hill of 445 meters of height, the resulting prospect 560 meters above the seawhich covers from the city nucleus to Sierra del Cadia-Muksero. On clear days you can even Distinguish the Mallorcan TrumuntanThis space is also rented for business actions, as the promoter of the corps notes in an informative note: “We have an area included for events, with Caterin services and individual attention.”
Despite its size and location, which makes it visible from anywhere in the city, Collserola Tower remains outside the usual tourist routesThe field although it is much higher than the height Sagrada surname wave AGBAR TowerDo not get from afar from the same flow of visitors daily or is part of ordinary photos. On the other hand, it acts as the basis of communication in the region and supports its original function more than three decades after its inauguration.
