Santiago Calatrava designed the Torre Telefónica telecommunication tower in Barcelona, completed in 1992 for the Summer Games.
The twirly tower meets the ground very delicately at a pin-point, seeming to float in the air like a twisted paper clip. The base is covered with broken shards with Gaudí’s technique of mosaic. Majestic fountains stand before the stair procession to the tower.
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