The Torre de comunicacions de Montjuïc (Catalan "Communications Tower of Montjuïc"), also known as Torre Telefónica or Torre Calatrava, is a television tower on the Barcelona Olympic site.
The 136 meter high tower was built in 1991 for the Olympic Games that took place in Barcelona the following year. It stands at the Plaça d’Europa on Montjuïc, a mountain in the southwest center of Barcelona.
The client of the tower was the Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica. The executive architect was Santiago Calatrava, whose style is clearly legible. Much more than its function, it is the architect's achievement and its significance as a work of art and symbol that defines it.
Its shape is intended to be reminiscent of an athlete carrying the Olympic flame. At the foot of the tower there is a water basin, the base itself is made of reinforced concrete and seems to adapt this motif with its wave-like elements. The building is completely white and the transmitter system is covered with smooth metal panels.
"Torre Calatrava" (in black and white)
Canon 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
24 mm · f/8,0 · 1/1000 sec · ISO 200
Hi Herbert. An exceptional photo. The contrast of the blacks with the white of the tower gives the photo an extraordinary perspective. Very good contrast and very good processing. I love the photo. The whites and blacks very well balanced. And forgive the audacity but I think, it's just my opinion, that it is much more successful than the one I presented the other day in color. This is a great photo.
Congratulations and best regards.
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Both photos have their right to exist. But I agree with you that I also like the black and white motif more. It's much more impressive. Thank you very much, Mariano, for your very friendly comment. Greetings Herbert