Olympic Fish Pavilion in Barcelona

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The Olympic Fish Pavilion in Barcelona is a monumental, shimmering metal sculpture resembling a giant fish, designed by architect Frank Gehry as a landmark for the city’s waterfront near the Olympic Port.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark ⓘ
outdoor sculpture ⓘ
public artwork ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs El Peix ⓘ
Frank Gehry Fish ⓘ
Peix d’en Gehry ⓘ
architecturalStyle deconstructivism ⓘ
associatedEvent 1992 Barcelona Olympics opening of waterfront ⓘ
category Outdoor sculptures in Spain ⓘ
Sculptures in Barcelona ⓘ
Works by Frank Gehry ⓘ
constructedFor 1992 Summer Olympics ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
designer Frank Gehry ⓘ
feature curved, organic form ⓘ
lattice-like metal structure ⓘ
reflective panels that change appearance with sunlight ⓘ
shimmering metallic surface ⓘ
function sculptural canopy ⓘ
urban landmark ⓘ
hasLighting illuminated at night ⓘ
height approximately 35 metres ⓘ
inception 1992 ⓘ
influencedBy Mediterranean Sea context ⓘ
length approximately 54 metres ⓘ
locatedIn Barcelona ⓘ
Catalonia ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
locatedInArea Port Olímpic ⓘ
locatedNear Barceloneta Beach ⓘ
Hotel Arts ⓘ
Olympic Port of Barcelona ⓘ
Torre Mapfre ⓘ
materialUsed gilded metal panels ⓘ
metal ⓘ
stainless steel mesh ⓘ
steel ⓘ
nearTransport Ciutadella–Vila Olímpica metro station ⓘ
ownedBy City of Barcelona ⓘ
linked to: Barcelona
partOf Barcelona waterfront redevelopment ⓘ
Olympic Village area ⓘ
linked to: Olympic Village
shape fish ⓘ
theme marine life ⓘ
tourismStatus popular photo spot ⓘ

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Frank Owen Goldberg → notableWork → Olympic Fish Pavilion in Barcelona ⓘ
Frank Gehry’s Peix d’Or → associatedWithEvent → Barcelona 1992 Olympic redevelopment ⓘ
linked to: Olympic Fish Pavilion in Barcelona