page_title: Torre Glòries
hierarchical_section_title: Torre Glòries
caption_attribution_description: Torre Agbar in Barcelona, Spain. Taken by myself with a Canon 5D and 70-200mm f/2.8L lens at 150mm. This is a 6 segment vertical panorama.
context_page_description: The Torre Glòries, formerly known as Torre Agbar, is a 38-story skyscraper/tower located between Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Badajoz, near Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, which marks the gateway to the new technological district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel in association with the Spanish firm b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos and built by Dragados. The Torre Glòries is located in the Poblenou neighbourhood of Barcelona and it was originally named after its owners, the Agbar Group, a holding company whose interests include the Barcelona water company Aigües de Barcelona.
  The tower measures a total of 50,693 m², of which 30,000 m² are offices, 3,210 m² technical facilities, 8,132 m² services, including an auditorium, and 9,132 m² parking space. It cost €130 million to build.
  It opened in June 2005 and was officially opened by King Juan Carlos I on 16 September 2005. It is one in a collection of high-tech architecture examples in Barcelona.
  The building was owned by the multinational group Agbar, which has its corporate headquarters in the building and which takes up most of the floors, leasing the remainder.
context_section_description: The Torre Glòries, formerly known as Torre Agbar ([ˈtorə əɡˈbaɾ]), is a 38-story skyscraper/tower located between Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Badajoz, near Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, which marks the gateway to the new technological district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel in association with the Spanish firm b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos and built by Dragados. The Torre Glòries is located in the Poblenou neighbourhood of Barcelona and it was originally named after its owners, the Agbar Group, a holding company whose interests include the Barcelona water company Aigües de Barcelona.
  The tower measures a total of 50,693 m² (545,650 sq ft), of which 30,000 m² (320,000 sq ft) are offices, 3,210 m² (34,600 sq ft) technical facilities, 8,132 m² (87,530 sq ft) services, including an auditorium, and 9,132 m² (98,300 sq ft) parking space. It cost €130 million to build.
  It opened in June 2005 and was officially opened by King Juan Carlos I on 16 September 2005. It is one in a collection of high-tech architecture examples in Barcelona.
  The building was owned by the multinational group Agbar, which has its corporate headquarters in the building and which takes up most of the floors, leasing the remainder. The Agbar Tower was acquired in March 2010 for 165 million euros, after reaching an agreement with its former owner, the investment group Azurelau. Azurelau had previously bought the property in mid-2007. The purchase price was not disclosed.
  By 2017 it was purchased by Merlin Properties real estate group and it was renamed as Torre Glòries after the name of the adjacent square.
caption: Torre Agbar, 2007
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