Torre de Collserola
Torre de Collserola is a uniquely designed tower located on the Tibidabo hill in the Serra de Collserola, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by the architect Sir Norman Foster and by the Spanish civil engineers Julio Martínez Calzón and Manuel Julià Vilardell.Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fabra Observatory and Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor.
Fabra Observatory
Photo: Arnaugir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fabra Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain pointed towards the south at 415 metres above sea level. It was established in 1904 and belongs to the Royal Academy of Science and Arts of Barcelona. Fabra Observatory is situated 1 km east of Torre de Collserola.
Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor
Church
Photo: Jordiferrer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located on the summit of Mount Tibidabo in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor is situated 650 metres northeast of Torre de Collserola.
Spanish National School for the Judiciary
Public building
Photo: Pere prlpz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spanish National School for the Judiciary is a public building, which is situated 400 metres east of Torre de Collserola.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vallvidrera and Tibidabo.
Vallvidrera
Neighborhood
Photo: Pere prlpz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vallvidrera is a neighbourhood of the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district of Barcelona, Spain. It is situated in one of the sides of the Collserola hills, considered to be the lungs of the city due to the abundant forests it has.
Tibidabo
Neighborhood
Photo: jordi domènech, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tibidabo is a hill overlooking Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. At 512 metres, it is the tallest hill in the Serra de Collserola. Rising sharply to the north-west, it has views over the city and the surrounding coastline.
Sant Gervasi – la Bonanova
Quarter
Photo: Pere prlpz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sant Gervasi – la Bonanova is a neighbourhood in the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district of Barcelona, Catalonia. Formerly it was with the neighbourhood of Sant Gervasi - Galvany, an independent municipality called Sant Gervasi de Cassoles.
Torre de Collserola
- Type: Tower
- Description: a telecommunications tower in Barcelona
- Categories: television tower and building
- Location: Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.41728° or 41° 25′ 2″ northLongitude
2.11428° or 2° 6′ 51″ eastElevation
460 metres (1,509 feet)Height
288 metres (946 feet)Operator
Torre de Collserola, S.A.Open location code
8FH4C487+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 305960314OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Uzbek—“Torre de Collserola” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Collserolako dorrea”
- Catalan: “Torre de Collserola”
- Chinese: “科塞羅拉塔”
- Czech: “Torre de Collserola”
- Dutch: “Torre de Collserola”
- French: “Torre Collserola”
- French: “Torre de Collserola”
- French: “Tour de Collserola”
- Galician: “Torre de Collserola”
- German: “Collserola-Turm”
- German: “Torre de Collserola”
- Hebrew: “מגדל קולסרולה”
- Hungarian: “Collserolai adótorony”
- Italian: “Torre de Collserola”
- Japanese: “クルセロラ塔”
- Japanese: “バルセロナタワー”
- Khmer: “ទ័រ ដេ កុលសេរ៉ូឡា”
- Korean: “콜세롤라 타워”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Torre de Collserola”
- Norwegian: “Torre de Collserola”
- Polish: “Torre de Collserola”
- Portuguese: “Torre de Collserola”
- Russian: “Телебашня Кольсерола”
- Slovak: “Torre de Collserola”
- Spanish: “Torre de Collserola”
- Ukrainian: “Кольсерола (телевежа)”
- Ukrainian: “Кольсерола”
- Uzbek: “Kolserola teleminorasi”
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