{"id":18921,"date":"2022-04-28T20:46:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T18:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barcelona-top-travel-tips.com\/?p=18921"},"modified":"2023-08-31T10:33:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T08:33:45","slug":"agbar-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barcelona-top-travel-tips.com\/agbar-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"The Agbar Tower (or Gl\u00f2ries Tower): an emblematic skyscraper in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Since 2005, the astonishing silhouette of the Agbar Tower has stood out in the urban landscape of Barcelona. Designed by the famous French architect Jean Nouvel in collaboration with the Spaniard Ferm\u00edn V\u00e1squez, this singularly shaped tower has become one of the icons of the Catalan capital<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Designed to be the headquarters of the water company of Barcelona (Aguas de Barcelona), this architectural masterpiece is known as the Agbar Tower. The first letters: Ag <\/strong>for Aguas and Bar <\/strong>for Barcelona eventually formed its name: Torre Agbar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since the Barcelona water company no longer owns it, it was renamed the Gl\u00f2ries Tower because of its location near the square of the same name, in the 22@, Barcelona\u2019s technological district. But few people call it that. For many Barcelonans, it remains the Agbar Tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tower was to become a luxury hotel of the Hyatt chain, but the estimated cost of converting its offices into hotel rooms was too high and the project was abandoned. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAgbar Tower or Gl\u00f2ries Tower?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The history of the Agbar Tower or Gl\u00f2ries Tower<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Where does its amazing design come from?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n