Torre de Collserola is a uniquely designed tower located on the Tibidabo in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). It was designed by architect sir Norman Foster, and built in 1992 for the 1992 Olympic Games. It features a pod for floor space like many towers but uses guy lines for lateral support like a mast. Mainly used as a TV and radio transmitter, this futuristic design provides the highest viewpoint over the city. The top antenna reaches 288.4m (946 ft) and the top of the pod, which has thirteen floors, reaches 152m (499 ft). View at Tibidabo Tibidabo is a hill overlooking Barcelona, Catalonia. ... Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia and the second most populous city in Spain. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters, Ipswich, was one of Fosters earliest commissions after founding Foster Associates. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... (Redirected from 1992 Olympic Games) There were two Olympic Games in the year 1992: 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
The tenth floor of the pod is open to the public.
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