List of tallest buildings in Barcelona explained

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 70s, 90s, 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 1000NaN0 and more than 40 skyscrapers between 700NaN0 and 1000NaN0, a total of about 60 skyscrapers above 700NaN0. As for the number of skyscrapers above 1000NaN0, Barcelona has a 7th 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 700NaN0) in the city of Barcelona and its metropolitan area.

Rank	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year	Use	Location municipality district
1	Hotel Arts		1540NaN0	44	1992	Hotel	Barcelona Ciutat Vella
1	Torre Mapfre		1540NaN0	43	1992	Office	Barcelona Ciutat Vella
3	Torre Agbar		1440NaN0	34	2004	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
4	Habitat Sky (Hotel Meliá Barcelona Sky)		1160NaN0	31	2008	Hotel	Barcelona Sant Martí
5	Hotel Porta Fira		1130NaN0	26	2010	Hotel	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
6	Torre Realia BCN		1120NaN0	24	2009	Office	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
7	Diagonal Zero Zero		1100NaN0	24	2009	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
7	Edificio Colón		1100NaN0	28	1970	Office	Barcelona Ciutat Vella
9	Hotel Barcelona Princess		1090NaN0	26	2004	Hotel	Barcelona Sant Martí
9	Torre Puig[1]		1090NaN0	22	2014	Hotel	L'Hospitalet Bellvitge
11	Hesperia Tower		1050NaN0	28	2006	Hotel	L'Hospitalet Bellvitge
11	Hotel Catalonia Plaza Europa		1050NaN0	26	2011	Hotel	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
13	Torre Inbisa		1040NaN0	25	2010	Office	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
13	Diagonal-Bilbao-Pere IV		1040NaN0	27	2016	Office / Residential	Barcelona Sant Martí
13	Torre Zenit (Torre Werfen)		1040NaN0	25	2009	Office	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
16	Hotel Torre Catalunya		1000NaN0	25	1970	Hotel	Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
17	Illa del Mar 1		990NaN0	29	2008	Residencial	Barcelona Sant Martí
17	W Barcelona (Hotel Vela)		990NaN0	29	2009	Hotel	Barcelona Ciutat Vella
19	World Trade Center Almeda Park		940NaN0	28	Under construction	Hotel	Cornellà Alameda Parc
20			910NaN0	22	Under construction	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
20	Porta Firal A		910NaN0	25	Under construction		Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
20	Porta Firal B		910NaN0	25	Under construction		Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
20	Porta Firal C		910NaN0	25	Under construction		Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
23	Torre Millenium		900NaN0	22	2002	Office	Sabadell Eix Macià
24	Illa de la Llum 1		890NaN0	26	2005	Residential	Barcelona Sant Martí
25	Consorci de la Zona Franca		880NaN0	22	2005	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
25	Hotel AC Barcelona		880NaN0	22	2004	Hotel	Barcelona Sant Martí
27	Edifici Gas Natural (Torre Mare Nostrum)		860NaN0	20	2005	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
27	Torre Nova Diagonal		860NaN0	22	2007	Residential	Barcelona Sant Martí
29	Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona Hotel		850NaN0	25	2004	Hotel	Barcelona Sant Martí
29	Secretari Coloma 114-118		850NaN0	23	1975	Residential	Barcelona Gràcia
29	La Caixa 1		850NaN0	26	1974	Office	Barcelona
32			840NaN0	25	Under construction		Barcelona Sant Andreu
32			840NaN0		Under construction		Barcelona Sant Martí
34	Torre Banc de Sabadell		830NaN0	23	1969	Office	Barcelona
34	Melia Barcelona Hotel		830NaN0	23	1972	Hotel	Barcelona Les Corts
36	Edificio Grupo Godó		820NaN0	24	1970	Office	Barcelona
36	Paddock Bulevard		820NaN0	20	1998	Office	Sabadell Eix Macià
38	Hotel Princesa Sofia		790NaN0	22	1975	Hotel	Barcelona
39	Edificio Tarragona		780NaN0	22	1998	Office	Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
39			780NaN0	25	2010	Residential	Santa Coloma
41	Edificio Allianz		770NaN0	20	1993	Office	Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
41	Torre Núñez y Navarro		770NaN0	20	1993	Office	Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
41	Illa del Mar 2		770NaN0	23	2007	Residential	Barcelona Sant Martí
41			770NaN0	20	1970		Barcelona Les Corts
45			760NaN0	22	1972	Hospital	L'Hospitalet Bellvitge
46	Torre Europa 3		750NaN0	19	2009	Residential	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
46	Torre Europa 4		750NaN0	19	2009	Residential	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
46	Torre Europa 5		750NaN0	19	2009	Residential	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
46			750NaN0	16	Under construction	Office	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
50			720NaN0	19	2008	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
50			720NaN0	23	2008	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
50			720NaN0	18	2009	Office / hotel	Barcelona Sant Martí
50			720NaN0	18	2010	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
50			720NaN0	18	2008	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
50	Porta Firal D		720NaN0	14	Under construction		Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
56			710NaN0	22	1971	Office	Barcelona Les Corts
56	Carrer Pau Casals 2		710NaN0	19			Vilassar de Mar
58	Illa del Cel 1		700NaN0	22	2003	Residential	Barcelona Sant Martí
58			700NaN0	22	2002	Residential	Barcelona Sant Martí
58			700NaN0	21	1973	Office / Residential	Barcelona Eixample
58			700NaN0	18	2006	Office	Barcelona Porta
60	Les Orenetes de l'Eix		700NaN0	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
		86.50NaN0	21	Approved	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
		800NaN0	22	competition entry	Residential / Office	Mataró
Illa Central (Onze04)			23	competition entry	Office	Badalona

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	Retired power station	203	n/a	1970	Sant Adrià de Besòs	La Marina del Besòs
3	Sagrada Família	Church	172.50	3	Unfinished (2026)	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 (41.472°N 2.2141°W)

See also

Sources and external links

• 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

Notes and References

1. - Emporis