The Montjuïc Communications Tower is 136 meters tall.
Known locally as Torre Calatrava or Torre Telefónica, the tower was designed by Santiago Calatrava for Barcelona’s 1992 Summer Olympic Games. Construction took place from 1989 to 1992, and Telefónica used it to transmit television coverage of the Olympics.
Its white, sweeping form is often interpreted as an athlete carrying the Olympic flame. The tower also functions as a giant sundial: its orientation allows the shadow to indicate the time across Europa Square.
The tower stands on Montjuïc, Barcelona’s prominent hill and Olympic district. Its base uses trencadís, a mosaic technique associated with Antoni Gaudí that combines irregular fragments of broken tile. The 136-meter figure refers to the tower’s antenna spire and is distinct from the nearby Torre de Collserola, another major Barcelona communications tower.