BARCELONA, Spain. "The fish", sculpture made by Frank Gehry (1992)

Carrer de Ramon Trias Fargas Nº 2. Port Olímpic.

El Peix (The Fish, also known as the Golden Fish), sculpture 56 meters long and 35 meters high made by the Canadian architect, designer and sculptor Frank Owen Goldberg, known as Frank Gehry (b. Toronto, 1929). 

The sculpture was installed next to the Olympic Port of Barcelona in 1992 for the Summer Olympic Games held that year in the city. It is made up of intertwined golden stainless steel strips supported by a metal structure. The interaction with the sun's rays creates the impression of scales, depending on the intensity of the light, and accentuates the organic form of this enormous work, which has become one of the identifying symbols of Barcelona.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 12.2021.

BARCELONA, Spain. Jaume I tower

Harbour, Moll de Barcelona.

Jaume I tower.

This tower, designed by engineer Carles Buïgas, was built in 1931 (it was inaugurated on 13 September of that year) to house the intermediate station of the Aerial Tramway that connects the port of Barcelona with Montjuïc mountain. It has a height of 107 meters (351 feet), it is a notable example of iron architecture and for its construction, light steel structures in the shape of a Saint Andrew's cross were used. Its upper end is accessed by stairs, and the two viewpoints are characteristic, one intermediate and the other upper. Until 1966 it was the highest cable car support in the world. It is protected as a Cultural Asset of Local Interest. His name is that of Jaume I (James I), count of Barcelona and king of Aragon.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 10.2022.