List of tallest buildings in Barcelona

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

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 4th 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	80px	154 m (505 ft)	43	1992	Office	Barcelona Ciutat Vella
3	Torre La Sagrera	80px	148 m (486 ft)	36	Proposed	Office / Hotel	Barcelona Sant Andreu
4	Torre Agbar	80px	144 m (472 ft)	34	2004	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
5	Habitat Sky (ME Barcelona)		116 m (381 ft)	31	2008	Hotel	Barcelona Sant Martí
6	Hotel Porta Fira		113 m (371 ft)	26	2010	Hotel	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
7	Torre Realia BCN		112 m (367 ft)	24	2009	Office	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
8=	Diagonal Zero Zero	80px	110 m (361 ft)	24	2009	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
8=	Edificio Colón		110 m (361 ft)	28	1970	Office	Barcelona Ciutat Vella
10	Hotel Barcelona Princess		109 m (358 ft)	26	2004	Hotel	Barcelona Sant Martí
11	Torre Puig		109 m (358 ft)	22	2014	Hotel	L'Hospitalet Bellvitge
11=	Hesperia Tower	80px	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	80px	104 m (341 ft)	25	2010	Office	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
13=	Torre Zenit (Torre Werfen)	80px	104 m (341 ft)	25	2009	Office	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
15	Hotel Torre Catalunya	80px	100 m (328 ft)	25	1970	Hotel	Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
16=	Illa del Mar 1		99 m (325 ft)	29	2008	Residencial	Barcelona Sant Martí
16=	W Barcelona (Hotel Vela)		99 m (325 ft)	29	2009	Hotel	Barcelona Ciutat Vella
18	World Trade Center Almeda Park		94 m (308 ft)	28	Under construction	Hotel	Cornellà Alameda Parc
19=	Cambra de Comerç [1]		91 m (299 ft)	22	Under construction	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
19=	Porta Firal A [2]		91 m (299 ft)	25	Under construction		Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
19=	Porta Firal B [3]		91 m (299 ft)	25	Under construction		Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
19=	Porta Firal C [4]		91 m (299 ft)	25	Under construction		Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
23	Torre Millenium	80px	90 m (295 ft)	22	2002	Office	Sabadell Eix Macià
24	Illa de la Llum 1	80px	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	80px	88 m (289 ft)	22	2004	Hotel	Barcelona Sant Martí
27=	Edifici Gas Natural (Torre Mare Nostrum)	80px	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=	La Caixa 1	80px	85 m (279 ft)	26	1974	Office	Barcelona
31=	Ferran Junoy 56-90 [5]		84 m (276 ft)	25	Under construction		Barcelona Sant Andreu
31=	Diagonal-Bilbao-Pere IV [6]		84 m (276 ft)		Under construction		Barcelona Sant Martí
33=	Torre Banc de Sabadell	80px	83 m (272 ft)	23	1969	Office	Barcelona
33=	Melia Barcelona Hotel	80px	83 m (272 ft)	23	1972	Hotel	Barcelona Les Corts
35=	Edificio Grupo Godó	80px	82 m (269 ft)	24	1970	Office	Barcelona
35=	Paddock Bulevard	80px	82 m (269 ft)	20	1998	Office	Sabadell Eix Macià
37	Hotel Princesa Sofia	80px	79 m (259 ft)	22	1975	Hotel	Barcelona
38=	Edificio Tarragona	80px	78 m (256 ft)	22	1998	Office	Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
38=	Cubics I [7]		78 m (256 ft)	25	2010	Residential	Santa Coloma
40=	Edificio Allianz	80px	77 m (253 ft)	20	1993	Office	Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
40=	Torre Núñez y Navarro	80px	77 m (253 ft)	20	1993	Office	Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
40=	Illa del Mar 2	80px	77 m (253 ft)	23	2007	Residential	Barcelona Sant Martí
40=	Torre Macià [8]		77 m (253 ft)	20	1970		Barcelona Les Corts
44	Hospital de Bellvitge [9]	80px	76 m (249 ft)	22	1972	Hospital	L'Hospitalet Bellvitge
45=	Torre Europa 3	80px	75 m (246 ft)	19	2009	Residential	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
45=	Torre Europa 4	80px	75 m (246 ft)	19	2009	Residential	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
45=	Torre Europa 5	80px	75 m (246 ft)	19	2009	Residential	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
45=	Biopol Mar [10]		75 m (246 ft)	16	Under construction	Office	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
49=	Diagonal 197 [11]		72 m (236 ft)	19	2008	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
49=	D199 [12]		72 m (236 ft)	18	2009	Office / hotel	Barcelona Sant Martí
49=	Torre RBA [13]		72 m (236 ft)	18	2010	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
49=	Torre 22@ Mediapro [14]	80px	72 m (236 ft)	18	2008	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
49=	Porta Firal D [15]		72 m (236 ft)	14	Under construction		Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
54=	Edificio Atalaya [16]	80px	71 m (233 ft)	22	1971	Office	Barcelona Les Corts
54=	Carrer Pau Casals 2 [17]		71 m (233 ft)	19			Vilassar de Mar
56=	Illa del Cel 1 [18]	80px	70 m (230 ft)	22	2003	Residential	Barcelona Sant Martí
56=	Illa del Llac [19][20]	80px	70 m (230 ft)	22	2002	Residential	Barcelona Sant Martí
56=	Torre Urquinaona [21]	80px	70 m (230 ft)	21	1973	Office / Residential	Barcelona Eixample
56=	Torre Meridiana [22]		70 m (230 ft)	18	2006	Office	Barcelona Porta
60	Les Orenetes de l'Eix		70 m (230 ft)	20	2005		Sabadell Eix Macià

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Tallest under construction - approved and proposed

Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Status	Use	Location municipality district
Cambra de Comerç [23]		91 m (299 ft)	22	on hold	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
Torre Front Marítim [24]		80 m (262 ft)	22	competition entry	Residential / Office	Mataró
Illa Central [25] (Onze04)			23	competition entry	Office	Badalona

Gallery

File:Granvia L'H, Barcelona in 2010.jpg

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.

File:Passeig colom 3.JPG from the left: Torre Mapfre, Hotel Arts and Edifici Gas Natural

File:RBarcelona (2).JPG

Plaça d'Espanya area and skyscrapers (in the background) from the left: Hotel Torre Catalunya, Edificio Tarragona, Torre Núñez y Navarro and Edificio Allianz.

File:Hotel Vela (1).JPG 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	200	n/a	1970	Sant Adrià de Besòs	La Marina del Besòs
3	Sagrada Família	Church	172	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 ()

Sources and external links

• Report for Barcelona at Emporis
• Report for Barcelona at SkyscraperPage
• Report for Barcelona at Structurae
• Fira Towers in progress. Photos and architectural review by a+t architecture publishers