Sunday, 27 October 2013

Modern buildings of Barcelona and the Agbar Tower

We start our article of modern buildings on the beach with the W-Hotel, an oasis of luxury built in a half moons shape. Continuing on the promenade of Barceloneta we see half open and futuristic constructions. The city is full of spectacular buildings but the most impressive for us was the Torre Agbar.

Torre Agbar is designed by the French architect Jean Nouvel and towers high above the city of Barcelona. The façade contains many lights which colour the tower at night. Even with the sun light during the day you see colours of the 144m high tower. The reception area of Torre Agbar was also special but that’s all we could see. The tower is owned by a private company and not open for tourism.

We vangen ons artikel over moderne gebouwen aan op het strand van Barcelona met het W-hotel, een luxe oase gebouwd in de vorm van een halve maan. Verder wandelend op de dijk van Barceloneta zien we half open gebouwen en futuristische bouwwerken. De stad bevat vele spectaculaire bouwwerken en voor ons was het meest indrukwekkende de Torre Agbar. 

Torre Agbar werd ontworpen door de Franse architect Jean Nouvel en steekt hoog boven de stad uit. De gevel bevat veel gekleurde lampen die worden ingeschakeld van zodra de nacht valt. Zelfs gedurende de dag kleurt het zonlicht de 144m hoge glazen torengevel. De inkomhal van Torre Agbar was ook uniek maar meer konden we niet zien. Het gebouw is privé eigendom en niet toegankelijk voor toeristen. 
 
Modern buildings of Barcelona W-Hotel
W-Hotel

Modern buildings of Barcelona Barceloneta
Barceloneta

Modern buildings of Barcelona Barceloneta Beach
Barceloneta

Modern buildings of Barcelona

Modern buildings of Barcelona

Modern buildings of Barcelona

Modern buildings of Barcelona

Modern buildings of Barcelona

Modern buildings of Barcelona Torre Agbar
Torre Agbar

Modern buildings of Barcelona Torre Agbar
Torre Agbar

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17 comments:

  1. TexWisGirl27 October 2013 at 18:03

    how interesting!

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  2. Cloudia27 October 2013 at 21:26

    Fascinating, Filip!

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  3. Anonymous27 October 2013 at 21:41

    Je laat ons hier een schitterende reeks moderne gebouwen zien. Knappe architectuur waar ik geweldig van geniet. Mooie foto's ook.

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  4. orvokki27 October 2013 at 21:55

    Interesting buildnings.
    Thanks for shadings
    Greetings

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  5. Dzjiedzjee27 October 2013 at 21:55

    Wat een prachtige architectuur. Mooi in beeld gebracht!

    Groeten uit Sneek,
    dzjiedzjee.blogspot.com

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  6. 21 Wits27 October 2013 at 22:00

    Stupendous styles!

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  7. Ginny Hartzler27 October 2013 at 22:06

    This architecture is amazing, so many futuristic looking buildings! I think my favorite is the hotel, it almost looks like the sail of a ship.

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  8. Jeanne27 October 2013 at 22:16

    That first building and the Torre Agbar are quite incredible. Never seen anything quite like these before

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  9. rainfield6127 October 2013 at 23:40

    Very interesting! And now, we have Messi in Barcelona.

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  10. Adam28 October 2013 at 04:27

    cool buildings

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  11. Nava K28 October 2013 at 05:13

    Wow!!! Modern, stylish buildings. The frame of the G hotel is a stunner.

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  12. The Yum List28 October 2013 at 06:07

    The W seems to make a splash no matter what the location.

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  13. willy28 October 2013 at 10:16

    vernieuwende architectuur in Barcelona....

    fraai in beeld gebracht Filip

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  14. Margaret D28 October 2013 at 13:27

    All are lovely in their own way.

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  15. Dietmut29 October 2013 at 20:19

    een stukje Barcelona dat voor mij heel herkenbaar is. Leuk Filip. Fijne avond en groetjes, Dietmut

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  16. Agnieszka Korzeniewska31 October 2013 at 18:24

    Very modern buildings! Torre Agbar - a little bit strange... :)

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  17. LindyLouMac2 November 2013 at 14:09

    Interesting buildings but it is a shame that some of them are far from attractive.

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