List of tallest buildings in Barcelona

22@ business center in Diagonal Mar district, main cluster of skyscrapers in Barcelona.

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 100 m (328 ft) and more than 40 skyscrapers between 70 m (230 ft) and 100 m (328 ft), a total of about 60 skyscrapers above 70 m (230 ft). As for the number of skyscrapers above 100 m (328 ft), 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 70 m (230 ft)) in the city of Barcelona and its metropolitan area.

Rank	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year	Use	Location municipality district
1	Hotel Arts		154 m (505 ft)	44	1992	Hotel	Barcelona Ciutat Vella
1	Torre Mapfre		154 m (505 ft)	43	1992	Office	Barcelona Ciutat Vella
3	Torre Agbar		144 m (472 ft)	34	2004	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
4	Habitat Sky (Hotel Meliá Barcelona Sky)		116 m (381 ft)	31	2008	Hotel	Barcelona Sant Martí
5	Hotel Porta Fira		113 m (371 ft)	26	2010	Hotel	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
6	Torre Realia BCN		112 m (367 ft)	24	2009	Office	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
7	Diagonal Zero Zero		110 m (361 ft)	24	2009	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
7	Edificio Colón		110 m (361 ft)	28	1970	Office	Barcelona Ciutat Vella
9	Hotel Barcelona Princess		109 m (358 ft)	26	2004	Hotel	Barcelona Sant Martí
9	Torre Puig [1]		109 m (358 ft)	22	2014	Hotel	L'Hospitalet Bellvitge
11	Hesperia Tower		105 m (344 ft)	28	2006	Hotel	L'Hospitalet Bellvitge
11	Hotel Catalonia Plaza Europa		105 m (344 ft)	26	2011	Hotel	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
13	Torre Inbisa		104 m (341 ft)	25	2010	Office	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
13	Diagonal-Bilbao-Pere IV		104 m (341 ft)	27	2016	Office / Residential	Barcelona Sant Martí
13	Torre Zenit (Torre Werfen)		104 m (341 ft)	25	2009	Office	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
16	Hotel Torre Catalunya		100 m (328 ft)	25	1970	Hotel	Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
17	Illa del Mar 1		99 m (325 ft)	29	2008	Residencial	Barcelona Sant Martí
17	W Barcelona (Hotel Vela)		99 m (325 ft)	29	2009	Hotel	Barcelona Ciutat Vella
19	World Trade Center Almeda Park		94 m (308 ft)	28	Under construction	Hotel	Cornellà Alameda Parc
20	Cambra de Comerç		91 m (299 ft)	22	Under construction	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
20	Porta Firal A		91 m (299 ft)	25	Under construction		Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
20	Porta Firal B		91 m (299 ft)	25	Under construction		Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
20	Porta Firal C		91 m (299 ft)	25	Under construction		Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
23	Torre Millenium		90 m (295 ft)	22	2002	Office	Sabadell Eix Macià
24	Illa de la Llum 1		89 m (292 ft)	26	2005	Residential	Barcelona Sant Martí
25	Consorci de la Zona Franca		88 m (289 ft)	22	2005	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
25	Hotel AC Barcelona		88 m (289 ft)	22	2004	Hotel	Barcelona Sant Martí
27	Edifici Gas Natural (Torre Mare Nostrum)		86 m (282 ft)	20	2005	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
27	Torre Nova Diagonal		86 m (282 ft)	22	2007	Residential	Barcelona Sant Martí
29	Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona Hotel		85 m (279 ft)	25	2004	Hotel	Barcelona Sant Martí
29	Secretari Coloma 114-118		85 m (279 ft)	23	1975	Residential	Barcelona Gràcia
29	La Caixa 1		85 m (279 ft)	26	1974	Office	Barcelona
32	Ferran Junoy 56-90		84 m (276 ft)	25	Under construction		Barcelona Sant Andreu
32	Diagonal-Bilbao-Pere IV		84 m (276 ft)		Under construction		Barcelona Sant Martí
34	Torre Banc de Sabadell		83 m (272 ft)	23	1969	Office	Barcelona
34	Melia Barcelona Hotel		83 m (272 ft)	23	1972	Hotel	Barcelona Les Corts
36	Edificio Grupo Godó		82 m (269 ft)	24	1970	Office	Barcelona
36	Paddock Bulevard		82 m (269 ft)	20	1998	Office	Sabadell Eix Macià
38	Hotel Princesa Sofia		79 m (259 ft)	22	1975	Hotel	Barcelona
39	Edificio Tarragona		78 m (256 ft)	22	1998	Office	Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
39	Cubics I		78 m (256 ft)	25	2010	Residential	Santa Coloma
41	Edificio Allianz		77 m (253 ft)	20	1993	Office	Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
41	Torre Núñez y Navarro		77 m (253 ft)	20	1993	Office	Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
41	Illa del Mar 2		77 m (253 ft)	23	2007	Residential	Barcelona Sant Martí
41	Torre Macià		77 m (253 ft)	20	1970		Barcelona Les Corts
45	Hospital de Bellvitge		76 m (249 ft)	22	1972	Hospital	L'Hospitalet Bellvitge
46	Torre Europa 3		75 m (246 ft)	19	2009	Residential	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
46	Torre Europa 4		75 m (246 ft)	19	2009	Residential	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
46	Torre Europa 5		75 m (246 ft)	19	2009	Residential	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
46	Biopol Mar		75 m (246 ft)	16	Under construction	Office	L'Hospitalet Granvia l'Hospitalet
50	Diagonal 197		72 m (236 ft)	19	2008	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
50	Illa de Mar 2		72 m (236 ft)	23	2008	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
50	D199		72 m (236 ft)	18	2009	Office / hotel	Barcelona Sant Martí
50	Torre RBA		72 m (236 ft)	18	2010	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
50	Torre 22@ Mediapro		72 m (236 ft)	18	2008	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
50	Porta Firal D		72 m (236 ft)	14	Under construction		Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc
56	Edificio Atalaya		71 m (233 ft)	22	1971	Office	Barcelona Les Corts
56	Carrer Pau Casals 2		71 m (233 ft)	19			Vilassar de Mar
58	Illa del Cel 1		70 m (230 ft)	22	2003	Residential	Barcelona Sant Martí
58	Illa del Llac		70 m (230 ft)	22	2002	Residential	Barcelona Sant Martí
58	Torre Urquinaona		70 m (230 ft)	21	1973	Office / Residential	Barcelona Eixample
58	Meridian Building		70 m (230 ft)	18	2006	Office	Barcelona Porta
60	Les Orenetes de l'Eix		70 m (230 ft)	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
Cambra de Comerç		86.50 m (284 ft)	21	Approved	Office	Barcelona Sant Martí
Torre Front Marítim		80 m (262 ft)	22	competition entry	Residential / Office	Mataró
Illa Central (Onze04)			23	competition entry	Office	Badalona

Gallery

Gran Via business center and skyscrapers from the left: Torre Inbisa (white colour), Torre Zenit, Torres Europa (Torre Europa 3,4,5), Hotel Porta Fira (red colour), Torre Realia BCN, Hotel Catalonia Plaza Europa (on the picture still under construction - on the upper floors).

Eix Macià area and skyscrapers from the left: Torre Millenium, Paddock Bulevard and Les Orenetes de l'Eix.

from the left: Torre Mapfre, Hotel Arts and Edifici Gas Natural

Plaça d'Espanya area and skyscrapers (in the background) from the left: Hotel Torre Catalunya, Edificio Tarragona, Torre Núñez y Navarro and Edificio Allianz.

W Barcelona hotel (Hotel Vela), one of the symbols of Barcelona

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°28′19.04″N2°12′50.84″E / 41.4719556°N 2.2141222°E / 41.4719556; 2.2141222 )

See also

•   Citiesportal
•   Spainportal

Sources and external links

• Report for Barcelona 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

References

1. Puig Headquarters Tower - Emporis