Venetian Towers

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The Venetian Towers are a pair of iconic, Venetian-style brick and stone towers in Barcelona that serve as a monumental gateway to the Montjuïc fairgrounds and the Plaça d'Espanya area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark ⓘ
monumental gateway ⓘ
pair of towers ⓘ
architecturalStyle Venetian style ⓘ
builtFor 1929 Barcelona International Exposition ⓘ
category Buildings and structures completed in 1929 ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Barcelona ⓘ
Towers in Barcelona ⓘ
constructionEnd 1929 ⓘ
constructionStart 1927 ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
function monumental entrance to exhibition area ⓘ
hasArchitect Ramon Reventós ⓘ
hasCityPlanner Antoni Darder ⓘ
Guillem Busquets ⓘ
Josep Puig i Cadafalch ⓘ
hasClock no ⓘ
hasLighting illuminated at night ⓘ
hasSymmetry symmetrical pair ⓘ
height approximately 47 m ⓘ
heritageStatus protected local architectural heritage (Barcelona) ⓘ
inspiredBy St Mark's Campanile ⓘ
locatedAt Plaça d'Espanya ⓘ
locatedIn Barcelona ⓘ
Catalonia ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
locatedNear Montjuïc ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
municipality Barcelona municipality ⓘ
namedAfter Venice ⓘ
nearbyAttraction Fira de Barcelona ⓘ
Magic Fountain of Montjuïc ⓘ
nearbyTransport Espanya metro station ⓘ
Plaça d'Espanya railway station ⓘ
numberOfTowers 2 ⓘ
partOf Montjuïc fairgrounds ⓘ
linked to: Montjuïc

urban ensemble of Plaça d'Espanya ⓘ
province Province of Barcelona ⓘ
roofType pyramidal top ⓘ
servesAs gateway to Montjuïc fairgrounds ⓘ
gateway to Plaça d'Espanya area ⓘ
street Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor access to cultural events ⓘ
access to trade fairs ⓘ
urban landmark and orientation point ⓘ

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