Capital of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain. Barcelona stretches along the shores of the Mediterranean between the hills of Monjuic. Vallvidrera and Tibidabo.
One of its principal attractions is the rich architectural heritage.

http://www.le-guide.com/casamatilda/photos/barcelona.jpg
http://www.aisnet.org/iaim/ICIER2002/barcelona.jpg
http://www.lib.ksu.edu/branches/architecture/barcelona.jpg
http://www.egidigital.com/som_tower.jpg
http://www2.edweb.mcpherson.com/~edweb/mhs/kirchners/graphics/tower2.jpeg
http://www.the-bac.edu/library/collections/vrl/vrlguide/barctwr.jpg
http://mermaid.test.at/barcelona/imj/left.jpg http://mermaid.test.at/barcelona/imj/right.jpg

Hmm....so this skyline would appear to be 4, maybe 5 buildings, only one if which is attractive......

4 - for being barcelona....give me a good skyline shot and maybe my rating will go up.

better- 6

Not much of a skyline, really. 3.0/10

City : 10/10 :cool:
Skyline : 5/10

7/10

7/10

Those buildings are not bad !!

One of the best cities to live on, it has many skyscrapers not too high and maybe not too concentrated but the Arts Hotel is wonderful! 8

stuff under construction
http://212.9.74.132/uploadBigIlles/imagenes/llum_foto5_xl.jpg
http://www.bcn.es/urbanisme/imatges/forum/render_g2_500.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid63/pbad1f13533ff0d9c8dfdc44dcd501f36/fc1754c6.jpg
http://www.terra.es/personal7/acostamoro/DSC00402.JPG http://www.terra.es/personal7/acostamoro/DSC00401.JPG
http://www.terra.es/personal7/acostamoro/DSC00412.JPG
http://www.photoways.com/photos/1/1/118805/zoom/606118805.jpg http://www.photoways.com/photos/1/1/118805/zoom/640118805.jpg

All the buildings in the model, nearly finished
http://www.photoways.com/photos/1/1/118805/zoom/609118805.jpg http://www.photoways.com/photos/0/4/049504/zoom/537049504.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid63/pdd536378189c8f04658db3caf517eb63/fc0906ea.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid63/p3d40394627e850d1d92b3db0e32cda4b/fc090777.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid63/pe204fd2c2651a90a2dee112b65475618/fc090858.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid63/p0ff2375b0c151316233b6c92552d9eba/fc0907f5.jpg http://traso.en.wanadoo.es/imagenes/Skyscrapers_0900_copia.jpg http://traso.en.wanadoo.es/imagenes/Skyscrapers_0921_copia.jpg http://traso.en.wanadoo.es/imagenes/Skyscrapers_0895_copia.jpg http://www.photoways.com/partenaires/photoways/affiche_vignette.php?a=L2J3YWNnYCg5Jj4kPTk9NiImPX52d2w4Ky4vKiguJy0XD1VAUA== http://www.photoways.com/partenaires/photoways/affiche_vignette.php?a=L2J3YWNnYCg4Jj4kPDk3OiAlPX52d2w4LyArKygkKy8UD1VAUA==

7/10

I hope you enjoy that new pictures!

4.5/10 for the skyline, but the city is different story:)

Originally posted by renell

4.5/10 for the skyline, but the city is different story:)
you are right;)

6/10


for a city of its size and importance, not much a skyline, but the last pics and the construction o new ones make 6.

the skyline not so good but the city is amazing! 7.5/10

10 for the city, 5 for the skyline.......this is the most perfect city in the world(in my opinion)

6.5/10 only for the skyline. The city is vibrant thou! ;)

Barcelona has a pretty nice skyline, but is more beautiful its part whitout skyscrapers, imo is one of the best cities of Europe.

for this city the skyline is not the most important

9/10

Wow!!!
7.5/10

barcelona population
city-- 1.500.000
metro-- 4.500.000

barcelona is a very pretty city , her skyline no is very dense but barcelona have a lot of projects diagonal mar for exemple is very dense and have a lot of towers 70-120 m is very beautiful.

sorry my english is very bad

Barcelona.. WOW what a city! Architecturally the city is hard to beat (IMO it isnt beaten by many). Gaudi's a genius! The skyline is great and has a landmark (the Sagrada Familia which btw isnt completed yet). As a EUROPEAN skyline its pretty much perfect. But i will have to give it a 8.5 .Unbelievable city- culture and art amazing! The only city IMO that you can just walk the streets the entire day and be ALWAYS entertained.
btw Beth- Dime is the best song

Viva Espana!

Skyline- 7/10

City-10+/10 :applause:


I love Barcelona, absolutely brilliant.

There is so much to do, it's hard to see everything you want within a traditional 1 week holiday.

I visited Barcelona, during "la Merce," which I was told by locals is a celebration of a Spanish patron saint. There was a truly carnival atmosphere. As part of the festival, there was a spectacular fireworks display on the beach, near Barcelonata and Port Colon.

The funicular is a great method by which to reach montjuic where the olympic stadium is situated on a hill- providing spectacular views of the city. The pedestrianised areas around the olympic stadium are also very nice and clean, and would be heaven for people into skateboarding or rollerblading.

Also, nearby is that stunning museum and those famous fountains, which produce a spectacular display every evening. The area around the olympic village is stunning. Visitind the picasso museum is also a must. There is a good chronological display of a lot of his work, which towrards the latter stages of his life started to be abstract, in comparison to his earlier work, the most interesting of which was the "blue phase," which if I can remember correctly was done during the time he spent in Paris, during the early 20th century.

La Ramblas is excellent with all those pet shops and street entertainers. That 1 street alone, can provide days of entertainment. Sagrada Familia was started in 1882 I believe, and the tour guides inside estimate that it will take around 40 years to complete, as they've still to construct the 2 main towers/ spires, the tallest of which I believe will be around 175m in height.
Going up Sagrada Familia is great, and at intervals, there are observation places, which provide stunning views of the city.

I can't wait to return there........................

You guys are gonna love these. From a book I have called "B"

http://www.pbase.com/image/20926220/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/21944945/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/21944974/original.jpg

Great city, and the skyline it will get better in the future, now 7/10

barcelona is a very beaqutifull city and one of the best cities of south europe.

FANTASTIC, the city have a lot of projects U/C when this finish the city would have a great skyline

city 10
skyline 2003- 6
skyline 2008- 8

the city need 3 o 4 skyscrapers +200 and 5o6 + 150 :)

Barcelona is one of the most impressive cities in Europe but its skyline isn't impressive ;) Overall 6/10.

i always see only 2 skyscrapers!!
4/10

Nice city, but not very many high rises

I have been to barcelona once and the architecture is amazing but its skyline isn't 8/10.

6.5/10

I love Barcelona

7/10

7/10

An amazing city.. no doubt.

If you want seeing more great picks of my city, just enter here...
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=148974
I hope you enjoy them! :hi:

a10! :runaway:

6/10

Barcelona is, no doubt, one of the best cities in Europe! But, in 2002, when I were there, I only saw 2 skyscrapers... Fortunately, it seems that this will change in the future!;)

10/10
BarcelonA is a wonderful city. if you go, don't forget to visit Nou Camp, Barceloneta, Pueblo Espanyol, Sagrada Familia...

Wonderful city, but the same cannot be said of its skyline... The new buildings will improve things further, though!

Skyline: 7.5/10
City: 10/10

wow

Barcelona is ok. But I prefer The Madrid.
6/10

Barcelona is ok. But I prefer The Madrid.
6/10

What is "The Madrid"?
:D

DavoR ;)

5 for skyline

10 for olympics

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/100_6033.jpg
Av. Diagonal con los edificios Altea, Macià, Barcelona, Banc Sabadell y Agbar.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/100_6002.jpg
Edifici Macià.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/100_6004.jpg
Torre Barcelona.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/agbar.jpg
Torre Llacuna.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/vitalici.jpg
Edificio Vitalicio.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/100_5984.jpg
Torre Agbar.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/urquinaona.jpg
Plaça d'Urquinaona.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/aeri.jpg
Edificio Colón.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/punxes.jpg
Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família & Casa de les Punxes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/100_6050.jpg
Edificios Trade.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/100_6039.jpg
La Caixa.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/Imagen185.jpg
Torre Calatrava.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/100_6022.jpg
Edificio Banc Sabadell.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/100_6026.jpg
Edificio "Autopistas".

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/100_5997.jpg
Calle Tarragona.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/100_5970.jpg
Torre Núñez i Navarro.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/100_5972.jpg
Torres Tarragona y Núnez i Navarro.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/100_5971.jpg
Torres Núñez i Navarro y Tarragona.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/100_5989.jpg
Torre Allianz.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/100_5973.jpg
Torre Catalunya.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/100_4920.jpg
Zona Fòrum.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/Imagen030.jpg
Torre de Collserola.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/illalllac.jpg
Illa del Llac en Diagonal Mar.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/Frana.jpg
Torre Marenostrum.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/100_5963.jpg
Catalonia-Barcelona Plaza Hotel.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/100_2171.jpg
Torre Mapfre & Hotel Arts.

a10! :runaway:

Nice city: 10
Skyline: 6

Well I agree Barcelona is a great city, but the skyline has plenty of room for improvement. I love that giant cathedral (sorry I don't know the name) and hope they don't build any skyscrapers near it because it is spectacular on the skyline. Also the Torre Agbar (dildo looking building) reminds me very much of the Swiss re in London. It's good to see plenty of new projects. BTW does Barcelona have a skyscraper cluster/area, or are they scattered about the city? For skyline 7/10

interesting

My new opinion is:
City 10/10
Skyline 8/10
http://tinypic.com/20s8rs
;)

Well I agree Barcelona is a great city, but the skyline has plenty of room for improvement. I love that giant cathedral (sorry I don't know the name) and hope they don't build any skyscrapers near it because it is spectacular on the skyline. Also the Torre Agbar (dildo looking building) reminds me very much of the Swiss re in London. It's good to see plenty of new projects. BTW does Barcelona have a skyscraper cluster/area, or are they scattered about the city? For skyline 7/10

Barcelona is a flat city and the skyline will probably remain as it is, the architectural configuration of the districts that form the city doesn't allow for too many experiments with clusters of tall buildings.. the gothic and modernist legacies are untouchable: the gothic one is spread all over the Old City including the Cathedral (it doesn't have a popular name, just La Catedral), while the Modernist buildings are almost everywhere, from the old pier to the uptown neighborhoods at the mountain's foot, but mostly in the central grid...

the only thing resembling a cluster of tall buildings is the new Forum area (at the left in the panoramic views), and a street at the other side of the city, near the Montjuïc hill, that has three small skyscrapers as well (Carrer Tarragona)... the other tall buildings are isolated and spreaded around the city, though most are near or next the Diagonal avenue that cuts the city in two... with the exception of the two tallest buildings that are by the beach, the Hotel Arts and the Mapfre Tower (nicknamed The Twins cause despite the different facades and structural systems (and designed by different architects) they have the same heights (154 m / 513 ft) and play some kind of a game, framing the sea when seen from the city... and the future tower by Frank O. Ghery that will be placed at the north side of the city, alone in terms of heights but presiding over a huge urban operation for a new high-speed train (TGV) station...

these are the tallest towers, Hotel Arts (the one with a white exoskeleton) and Mapfre Tower (the stack of trays)...

http://www.barcelonadays.com/cas/imagenes/mar.jpg

http://ttd.cache.el-mundo.net/fotografia/2004/07/helicoptero/imagenes/foto7.jpg

http://www.angele-p.ch/images/Arts_5.JPG

http://spain.archiseek.com/catalunya/barcelona/images/hotel_arts_lge.jpg

http://spain.archiseek.com/catalunya/barcelona/images/hotel_arts_fish_lge.jpg

this is the Diagonal Avenue that cuts the city in two (that high black tower at the right of the street was the first skyscraper built in Barcelona, Banc Sabadell (previously Banco Atlántico) in 1968).. at the left in the far background there's the Sagrada Familia:

http://i2.pbase.com/u43/jchambers/upload/27915091.101GVJZRF.jpg

going down the Diagonal avenue there's the Agbar Tower, which apparently is lost in Nowhere Land, but urbanistically it marks a new centrality, a major crossroads that was already in the original masterplan done by Ildefons Cerdà in 1859... this ring road has been a hole for most of the time but there's a new plan for making an underground road connection and turning the ring road into a big green rectangle, a park without traffic... the Agbar will be the tall icon that this place needs to regain some urban amability, and it will be accompanied by another tall building (though 40 m shorter), the Laminated Tower, a complex of cinemas by Zaha Hadid and a new Museum of Design by Oriol Bohigas...
the ring road with the Agbar, known as Plaça de les Glòries (Glories Square), looks like this:

http://ttd.cache.el-mundo.net/fotografia/2004/07/helicoptero/imagenes/foto8.jpg

http://www.elpais.es/elpaismedia/ultimahora/media/200501/21/cultura/20050121elpepucul_3_I_LCO.jpg

and this is the new masterplan:

http://www.bcn.es/urbanisme/barcelona_progres/transformacions/img/glories/placa_pers_r1_c1.jpg

http://www.bcn.es/urbanisme/barcelona_progres/transformacions/img/glories/placa_pers_r5_c1.jpg

this will be Agbar's partenaire, the Laminated Tower, just at the other side of the street...

http://www.bcn.es/urbanisme/barcelona_progres/transformacions/img/glories/soriano/render1.jpg

http://www.bcn.es/urbanisme/barcelona_progres/transformacions/img/glories/soriano/p16.gif

http://www.bcn.es/urbanisme/barcelona_progres/transformacions/img/glories/soriano/render.jpg

the Diagonal ends at the Forum area, next to the sea... this is the Forum area some time ago (now it's almost finished..):

http://www.bcn.es/infrastructuresll/pages/AER-03-1009-18.jpg

http://www.bcn.es/infrastructuresll/pages/AER-03-1009-17.jpg

http://www.bcn.es/infrastructuresll/pages/AER-03-1009-08.jpg

http://www.bcn.es/infrastructuresll/pages/AER-03-1009-13.jpg

http://www.bcn.es/infrastructuresll/pages/AER-03-1009-22.jpg

this will be the new tower by Gehry, an office tower with a Museum of Transport at its feet, next to a future TGV station:

http://www.bcn.es/urbanisme/barcelona_progres/transformacions/img/sagrera/museu_ren1_r1_c1.jpg

http://www.bcn.es/urbanisme/barcelona_progres/transformacions/img/sagrera/museu_maq.jpg

and these panos are from this site: http://www.barcelonaskyline.com, which is devoted uniquely to Barcelona's skyline and it's updated almost daily with several shots at different hours of the day... these are just some examples I choosed randomly:

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-01-19-020.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-01-19-031.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-01-19-019.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2004-08-12-015.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2004-06-01-004.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2004-06-03-019.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2004-06-19-002.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-03-04-001.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-03-04-003.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-03-04-007.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-01-21-006.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-03-04-012.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-01-18-004.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-01-01-001.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-03-05-001.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-03-03-007.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-03-05-008.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-02-23-011.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-02-12-003.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-02-02-001.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-02-02-012.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-01-26-001.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-02-21-012.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-02-20-007.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-02-19-001.jpg

and as a bonus, Barcelona under the snow, one week ago...

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-02-28-023.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2005-02-28-021.jpg

...fireworks every June 24 (Sant Joan)...

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2004-06-24-000.jpg

... and, finally, fireworks at the end of the Fòrum 2004 (that cluster of small skyscrapers at the left):

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2004-09-26-023.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2004-09-26-024.jpg

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2004-09-26-025.jpg

That's all... :cheers:

I just love this city. Skyline is scattered and only a few buildings but the ones there are nice.

Wow Medit. Impresionante
I think that Barcelona is one of the most beautiful citys. Its skyline is a different scale of other citys, but... it's beautiful too.
I love the city. 9/10

Some nice towers, but no distinct skyline. Needs more density. I give it a 7/10.

wowwwwwwwwwwwww beautifull panos fantastics

8/10

What are we voting for again?

Skyline= none 3/10 prove me wrong..

City 10/10 I love Barcelona..... (Hi grandma)

http://www.planetjim.com/world_02/Gallery/46_06_Barcelona_skyline.jpg

http://www.bulwa.com/P1505Barcelona3.JPG

City=10/10
Skyline=8/10
:happy:

What a density wow, but the skyline sucks, just a few towers

6/10

city is lovely, but skyline ? ;)

barcelona is sinceresly one of the most beutifull cities of Spain and Europe
although its skyline should improve I think Madrid and Valencia´ll have a better in the future, no doubt, but barcelona is really a charming city to visit and living

Barcelona is really a beautiful city. Maybe Madrid is building tallest skyscrapers but Barcelona is really the pridge of Spain

7

there isn't a real skyline, although most of those buildings are great ;)

5/10

7

there isn't a real skyline, although most of those buildings are great ;)

PARDON ME??
Barcelona is having a new and very original skyline:
http://tinypic.com/20quk6
Barcelona 2005!!
;)

Nice skyline growing day by day :okay:
8/10

7.5/10

8/10- when those buildings are finished, i'll give it a 10/10.

I had to give it a 6. Im sure the city is great but ive never been there and the photos dident really give me that great of an impresion

10 This city is simply a BEAUTY. Not many skyscrapers but there are so many original, nice and unique buildings that deserves that 10

8/10

5/10 - good, but few buildings

6.5/10

6/10

10/10 within 3 years!! :happy:
:yes:

6/10 for the skyline

Barcelona doesn't need a huge impressive skyline to be a great city. It's architecture is among the best in the world, albeit not by standards in the States and the Middle East and the Pacific Rim.

I bet it's a lot more impressive in person:)

No rating, impossible to rate.

10/10 within 3 years!! :happy:
:yes:

same here 10/10 in 3 years

but now its a 8/10



Barcelona my faw city in the world :)

Yuck. I see two skyscrapers and they're both fugly. 0.

5.5/10

Barcelona skyline, by forumer Gabe:
:)
http://tinypic.com/m8fb55.jpg
:wink2:

Last image is perfect, but i can't see Sagrada Familia.

Barcelona doesn't need a huge impressive skyline to be a great city. It's architecture is among the best in the world, albeit not by standards in the States and the Middle East and the Pacific Rim.

I bet it's a lot more impressive in person:)

No rating, impossible to rate.

Yeah, I agree with you. As you mentioned the city is great, having examples of incredible architecture all over the city.
I guess Barcelona, is one of those (few) cities that doesn't need an impressive skyline of tall buildings to be well-known and admired all over the world.

Last image is perfect, but i can't see Sagrada Familia.
I believe the Sagrada Familia is nowhere near the area this picture was taken. By the way that pic is just awesome.

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/img/1.jpghttp://www.barcelonaskyline.com/img/2.jpghttp://www.barcelonaskyline.com/img/3.jpghttp://www.barcelonaskyline.com/img/4.jpghttp://www.barcelonaskyline.com/img/5.jpghttp://www.barcelonaskyline.com/img/6.jpghttp://www.barcelonaskyline.com/img/7.jpg

www.barcelonaskyline.com

I´ve seen a lot of better skylines, but this city is awesome.

Skyline: 6/10

Last image is perfect, but i can't see Sagrada Familia.

WITH THE SAGRADA FAMILIA......BY NICH.

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/8388/gfggfgfgfgf5co.png (http://imageshack.us)

:runaway:

10/10 OK!! :runaway:

http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/img/1.jpghttp://www.barcelonaskyline.com/img/2.jpghttp://www.barcelonaskyline.com/img/3.jpghttp://www.barcelonaskyline.com/img/4.jpghttp://www.barcelonaskyline.com/img/5.jpghttp://www.barcelonaskyline.com/img/6.jpghttp://www.barcelonaskyline.com/img/7.jpg

www.barcelonaskyline.com


Picture taken from Mülhberg Bridge in the "Tres Turons Park" (3 Hills Park).
I live close to this place. If you could see it by sunset...
:)

I don't like it!!! 0

WITH THE SAGRADA FAMILIA......BY NICH.

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/8388/gfggfgfgfgf5co.png (http://imageshack.us)

:runaway:
This is so original...
:drool:
10/10
:happy:

8/10...for now.

7.5/10

if i compared barcelona with other cities in europe i put : 7.5/10

7.5/10

I really really want to visit Barcelona someday... it looks beautiful!

8/10

Small piece of Barcelona skyline, from Montjuïc hill:
;)
http://i1.tinypic.com/ob0e3d.jpg
:wink2:

6/10

Barcelona skyline, photos by the forumer GABE:
;)
aqui poso unes fotos meves que ja vaig posar fa un temps

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/af5f1579.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/7cf993e3.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/d98c0832.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/c36c6812.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/6b3e28b2.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/674f933e.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/74f0bb9d.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/84889839.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/c1102ab3.jpg

7/10.

Skyline 7/10. City 10/10.

Agbar, mapfre and arts are really cool :okay:
Good luck with fira-2, triangulo ferroviario, and other proposed projects :)

Edit: I LOVE the tower of the consorci of the zona franca at night! really amazing! it seems like tetris haha :eek: :happy: :hug: cool!

http://static.flickr.com/55/107187575_f970f8e2bf.jpg (http://bcnip.blogsome.com/2006/03/03/el-nuevo-skyline-de-barcelona/)

^^Barcelona City Festival, called Mercè, every year on September the 24th.
;)
We were more 250,000 people in that picture!
:wink2:

More photos from today, by forumer GABE:
;)
unes fotos d'avui

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/c1f535f0.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/3d40eab8.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/650ed7b5.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/44cf5658.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/678ec127.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/3bbd5558.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/a6823ee1.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/5f950a4e.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/cd2c0ce3.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/85e79e9c.jpg

i el meu vaixell pels caps de setmana :D

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/4f6a4a7e.jpg
:wink2:

I love these mediterranean pines that are so common in Catalunya:

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/falmarini/c1f535f0.jpg

(and of cause the city around it! ;O)

Its skyline is great.Not many skyscrapers,but that will surely change in the future.The only other European city that can compare in its awesome layout is Paris.Barcelona is a true candidate for Europes most awesome city.
They should do something about some of those awfull,rundown suburbs though.Apart from that an almost perfect city.10/10.

^^Thanks a lot!!
;)
But remember that Paris suburbs are uglier and more problematic than elsewhere...
:runaway:

No problemo.Barcelona is just awesome.I just took a browse at the 200 top cities according to the publisher lonely planet.Barcelona is ranked 4th.Just behind Paris,New York and Sydney.It's amazing how other Spaniards under-rate Barcelona so much.Yet in the vast world outside of Spain it is vastly admired and considered to be Spains premiere city by faaaaar.
You won't read a travel mag where Barcelona is not drooled upon.

lol Sydney, what a hole in the ground, if any city is over rated it has to be Sydney... Unless you're gay and enjoy their mardigra's and fruity culture.. Never the less still a great city but definatly not top 3 material

Yes and no.Sydney has a harbour and clean blue waters which Melbourne doesn't have.From an aerial view Sydney is amazing.Having said that.Melbourne is a far more elegant and well planned city.And with docklands really starting to take shape.I genuinely believe that Melbourne is going to leave Sydney way behind.Besides those Bondi style beaches are only a short drive from Melbourne i.e Ocean grove,Lorne etc....I've actually just found out that the Melbourne Markets in Footscray which is closing down is going to be converted into a kuxurious residential area.With everything that's going on in Melbourne it will probably end up becoming the almost perfect city.

^ In a recent BBC Travel show, the top 20 city destinations outside the UK were listed and Barcelona also came no.1.

Not surprised really, it is such an amazing city.

I must agree with you pesh, when you look past Sydney's 'Glamour' if you could call it that, on topic i'd say barcelona would be a much more desirable place to visit because of its rich historical presence and not to mention its night life

^^Thanks a lot to everybody! You are very kind.
:bowtie:
I do not understand why BCN is so underrated in Spain...
:dunno:
Anyway, a present for you all:
;)
http://www.barcelonaskyline.com/user/scr/2004-10-27-007.jpg
^^Barcelona skyline, the day before yesterday.^^
:wink2:

5 out of 10

Barcelona is really a beautiful city. Maybe Madrid is building tallest skyscrapers but Barcelona is really the pridge of Spain

curioso comentario de alguien que votó "no me gusta nada" en el poll del foro madrileño ;)

^^Thanks a lot to everybody! You are very kind.
:bowtie:
I do not understand why BCN is so underrated in Spain...
:dunno:
Anyway, a present for you all:
;)


Barcelona isn´t underrated, Barcelona is great!

Keep those photos coming.They are magnifico. :eek2:

curioso comentario de alguien que votó "no me gusta nada" en el poll del foro madrileño ;)
xD

Barcelona skyline and beaches, last Sunday 9/4/2006:
:cool::cool::cool::cool:
http://i2.tinypic.com/vcw08z.jpg
:)
http://i2.tinypic.com/vcw0w7.jpg
:)
http://i2.tinypic.com/vcw18p.jpg
:)
http://i2.tinypic.com/vcw1hk.jpg
:)
http://i2.tinypic.com/vcw1sh.jpg
:)
http://i2.tinypic.com/vcw39z.jpg
:)
http://i2.tinypic.com/vcw3tz.jpg
:)
http://i2.tinypic.com/vcw4zb.jpg
:)
http://i2.tinypic.com/vcw6lk.jpg
:)
http://i2.tinypic.com/vcw769.jpg
:)
http://i2.tinypic.com/vcw7jl.jpg
:)
http://i2.tinypic.com/vcw80h.jpg
:)
http://i2.tinypic.com/vcw9hy.jpg
:)
http://i2.tinypic.com/vcw9xs.jpg
:)
http://i2.tinypic.com/vcwaht.jpg
:wink2:
Enjoy them!!
;)

wow I like tha capital of Catalunya !:D 10

AGBAR beauty:
;)
http://www.laplanaweb.com/actualitat/cel2.jpg
:)
http://www.laplanaweb.com/actualitat/cel1.jpg
:wink2:

Very nice architexture......8/10

nice city.

7/10

9/10...very nice

I do not understand why BCN is so underrated in Spain...
:dunno:


Bitxo, you know that this isn't true, almost everybody in Spain loves Barcelona!! Me the first one ;)

^^Thanks! I love Madrid too, but not all the people say the same thing...
;)

One of the favourite, if not the most favourite (outside my own city of course), that I've actually been to. The skyline in terms of highrises is pretty lacking, though Barcelona just wouldn't look right with too many of them.

Great buildings, but the skyline itself is really sparse.

Panorama of Barcelona city from Park Güell, last Thursday:
;)
http://i4.tinypic.com/10x5z6q.jpg
:wink2:

6/10

i've seen much better photos of Barcelona, it has a beautiful skyline
These photos here will lead to a decreased score in the poll
regards

got to like the oval..

More Agbar Tower:
;)
algunas fotos soberbias de la torre encontradas por el google, es que no me canso de mirarla :)

http://www.notes.co.il/yossi/user/MATALON-24.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/6/74754695_81c464df3e.jpg

http://my-expressions.com/up_media/2532/pblog/2555/1__1124529420.jpg

http://www.orbitamax.com/torre4.jpg

http://www.tzb-info.cz/docu/clanky/0029/002934o1.jpg

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/5016/11461576751964601sd.jpg
:wink2:

Torre Agbar at night time:
;)
algunas fotos más

http://corcoles.org/img/agbar/agbar05h.jpg

http://corcoles.org/img/agbar/agbar04h.jpg

http://corcoles.org/img/agbar/agbar06h.jpg

http://corcoles.org/img/agbar/agbar08h.jpg

http://corcoles.org/img/agbar/agbar07h.jpg
:wink2:

Undoubtely the most kind metropolis of Spain though its skyline has begun to raise little time ago. City 10 Skyline 7

Although it can't be compared with Madrid, Barcelona it's a great city with a very beautiful skyline. :)

10/10

Although it can't be compared with Madrid, Barcelona it's a great city with a very beautiful skyline. :)
Barcelona can be compared with Madrid perfectly.
;)
Barcelona is better in some stuff and Madrid is better in other things.
:wink2:

6/10

Indeed.7/10

arcitecturas de espana (i dont know spanish i just made that up)

7/10

my favourite bcn pics
most of them have probably been posted before

Pic by Gabi
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/3083/gabi6si.jpg

Pic by Nich
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2510/nich5qo.jpg

Pic by Urban Dave
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/8894/urbandave8bk.jpg

Pic by BstiaNegra
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b398/BstiaNegra/THREAD4.jpg

An artistic photo, by me:
;)
http://i7.tinypic.com/21eumvs.jpg
:wink2:

6.0

6/10

6/10

7/10

don't know if this has been posted yet, but..

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/6829/untitledee5dscc1lq0.png

^^I do not think so!
:sly:
Thanks!
:wink2:

Barcelona at the present time.
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9420/untitleddfsdfdfsdql5.png (http://imageshack.us)
Barcelona buildings in construction.

http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/605/fasse3vt7.png (http://imageshack.us)

Rising BCN skyline:
;)
Bueno pues ahi os dejo una foto mas, del habitat y todo el skyline de barcelona, quitando las olimpicas

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9836/pict0012nw3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
:wink2:

Looks soo awesome, I'm traveling there around the end of april, hope it's not too cold. What kind of temperatures would you get about that time?

Great city. i can't vote less than 10.

Looks soo awesome, I'm traveling there around the end of april, hope it's not too cold. What kind of temperatures would you get about that time?
We have got 20ºC now, the expect 25-30ºC in April!! :cool:
:D

We have got 20ºC now, the expect 25-30ºC in April!! :cool:
:D

Are you serious! I thought it was going to be like 15ºC as it said on all those travel sites.

Because i'm coming from the warm climate in Australia I thought I would have to buy a load of winter clothes in singapore on my way there.

P.S: How warm will london be around that time?

^^Today in Barcelona: 25ºC and very very sunny!!
:cool::cool:
Today in London: 10ºC.
:(

^^Today in Barcelona: 25ºC and very very sunny!!
:cool::cool:
Today in London: 10ºC.
:(

We are in February, that is Global warming :mad2:

Are you serious! I thought it was going to be like 15ºC as it said on all those travel sites.

Because i'm coming from the warm climate in Australia I thought I would have to buy a load of winter clothes in singapore on my way there.

P.S: How warm will london be around that time?

Well, most of Spain has a warm climate as well didn't you hear about the Mediterranean weather? It's a climate you can find in Australia too. :)

I wonder who could have voted 3 or less :ohno: ... Some people really need to travel a bit before making such silly votes...

^^Yes, I agree.
:yes:

P.S: How warm will london be around that time?

Probably around 20C or more.

Not much of a skyline, but I gave it a 7/10 because its one of the most beautiful cities in the World.

mmmm...Barcelona has "a lot" of towers amazing...but not a real skyline...

^^ Who said you had to rate the skyline? This thread is just to rate the city itself not necessarly its supposed skyline I believe...

^^ Who said you had to rate the skyline? This thread is just to rate the city itself not necessarly its supposed skyline I believe...

HAVE YOU READ THE TITLE OF THE SECTION WHERE THIS 3D IS?^^

HAVE YOU RAD THE TITLE OF THE SECTION WHERE THIS 3D IS?^^


You are absolutely right, my apologies to you! I got confused when reading the first post as there is no mention about the skyline. As you said before, there is a whole bunch of towers in BCN but not tall enough to call it “skyline”.

Saluti!

;)

You are absolutely right, my apologies to you! I got confused when reading the first post as there is no mention about the skyline. As you said before, there is a whole bunch of towers in BCN but not tall enough to call it “skyline”.

Saluti!

;)

:D ..ok..well...now the problem is solved...so....

...cheers...:cheers1: (a Gordon for me:lol: )

:banana:

7/10

You are absolutely right, my apologies to you! I got confused when reading the first post as there is no mention about the skyline. As you said before, there is a whole bunch of towers in BCN but not tall enough to call it “skyline”.

Saluti!

;)

Actually, you don't need skyscrapers to have a skyline. The skyline is effectively any meeting of the sky and earth on the apparent horizon. So all cities, even those without skyscrapers can have a skyline.

And you don't need skyscrapers to have an impressive skyline. The lofty spires of Oxford, or the ancient towers of Rome can provide some of the most breathtaking skylines silhouetted against a sunset ;O)

3/10

10/10...I like it very much. The view from Park Guell is excellent.:cheers:

i really like barcelona because it has so much culture so lets do it this way:

skyline:4.0
city/history/etc...: 9.5

Well, most of Spain has a warm climate as well didn't you hear about tae Mediterranean weather? It's a climate you can find in Australia too. :)


......that's not true Barcelona-sea Today in Toledo (central Spain) -3ºC
in Madrid it has been snowing, and in the north Spain very very cold, and snowing :runaway:

......that's not true Barcelona-sea Today in Toledo (central Spain) -3ºC
in Madrid it has been snowing, and in the north Spain very very cold, and snowing :runaway:
^^Those cities are NOT in the Mediterranean shore.
;)
Barcelona yesterday: 12-15ºC.
:wink2:

......that's not true Barcelona-sea Today in Toledo (central Spain) -3ºC
in Madrid it has been snowing, and in the north Spain very very cold, and snowing :runaway:


Do you understand the meaning of "most"?

Commemoration of 50 years of the European Union:
;)
encesa especial pels 50 anys del tractat de roma

http://www.elperiodico.com/vivo/recursos/fotos/foto_208043_CAS.jpg

Barcelona celebra 50 años del Tratado de Roma con un encendido especial de la Torre Agbar

Las instituciones catalanas han conmemorado el 50 aniversario de la firma del Tratado de Roma de la Comunidad Europea con el encendido de las luces de la Torre Agbar de Barcelona y con un acto en el que se ha reclamado la necesidad de que la UE se aproxime más a los ciudadanos y a sus lenguas y culturas....

http://www.elperiodico.com/vivo/recursos/fotos/foto_208043_CAS.jpg
:wink2:

6/10

Wonderful city 9/10, but no skyline 2/10...

Nice 7/10

Beatiful city but still a growing skyline. 6.5

as far as the skyline goes, I give it a 6.5 out of 10. the football team is a different story

as far as the skyline goes, I give it a 6.5 out of 10. the football team is a different story

^^ :cheer:

8/10

from parc del guinardó

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/8445/p6110030bb6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Shot with X550,D545Z,C480Z (http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?model=X550%2CD545Z%2CC480Z&make=OLYMPUS+IMAGING+CORP) at 2007-08-05

10/10 of couse :D

One of Europe's best skylines. 8/10

8/10

IMO
Barcelona es más bonita que madrid :)
...pero barcelona no tiene más que skyline

anyways... 6/10 por skyline

9/10

From Parc Quëll (26-08-2007).

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/8431/stitched001copydc8.jpg

From Museu Nacional (29-08-2007).

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/7572/21jj8.jpg

5/10 looks very very dated.

Originally Posted by icracked
5/10 looks very very dated.

How is it dated?? I did notice someone said that about the Honolulu skyline in the Honolulu thread. If you have ever been to Barcelona you will see many new highrises along the seafront, and lots of construction going on in the city. BTW, the seafront has a lot of new convention centres and shops.

@PETERDN:
Great photos!
:okay:
Just one thing: the correct writing is Park Güell.
:wink2:

I love Barcelona. It's my favourite European city after Paris. I last visited about 7 years ago but I'd love to go back. I had a great time when I was there seeing all the different types of Architecture even though I got food poisoning half way through the trip. Good times though. :)

7
Bad skyline

Barcelona is for me one of the most beautiful cities in the world, but there is not such skyline.

A rubbish city anyway! So dated

10/10

spain is the most beatiful country of the world.

i love barcelona, but fo me is madrid and valencia more beatiful

greetz from germany

IMO
Barcelona es más bonita que madrid :)
...pero barcelona no tiene más que skyline

anyways... 6/10 por skyline

No intentes hablar español en un foro en inglés si no sabes hablarlo bien....

No todo el mundo piensa como tu en lo de que Barcelona es más bonita que Madrid, no lo digas objetivamente, dilo como una opinión.... ;) En el skyline de Madrid algunos dijeron que Madrid era más bonito que Barcelona y aqui viceversa.... no entiendo porque hay que compararlas.... :(

A rubbish city anyway! So dated

:lol: Ah, what a silly uneducated comment. Barcelona is one of the most famous cities in the world right now for modern cutting edge architecture. The fact that it has such incredible history as well is just an added benifit.

It also has better nightlife than anything you could ever experience in your country. Barcelona Dated... that is one of the dumbest things you could say.

Barcelona have very interesting buildings, but in my opinion those building aren´t near. Barcelona need some skyscrapers over 200 meters, but I understand this obssesion of don´t construct over Sagrada Familia Top. Anyway.. 8/10

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u139/thehushpics2/IMG_1467.jpg

A rubbish city anyway! So dated
:weird:

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u139/thehushpics2/IMG_1467.jpg
Barcelona skyline at the Forum is great!!
:drool::drool:
Thanks for your photo, HUSH!
:wink2:

A rubbish city anyway! So dated


9 messages only since February but this one was worth to wait... The whole forum was waitting for your wise comments how could we possibly live without having you among us... :ohno:

No intentes hablar español en un foro en inglés si no sabes hablarlo bien....



lol omg :lol:
mum is gonna get mad at me if she knows :nuts:

7/10 Not bad at all

Update for Barcelona skyline, by IZE:
;)
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/8135/14aha6.jpg
:drool::drool:

5
+1 for being European
+1 for torre Agbar
+1 for Sagrada Familia
+1 for last foto
+1 for metro :)
10

5
+1 for being European
+1 for torre Agbar
+1 for Sagrada Familia
+1 for last foto
+1 for metro :)
10
Spassibo!
:bowtie:

More Barcelona skyline, update:
;)
Chulísimas todas las ciudades O.O!!!
La verdad es que muchas veces crees conocer un lugar, pero no lo conoces, y al ver las distintas imágenes que vais subiendo uno se queda perplejo ante la belleza de todas ellas, ya sea por una u otra cosa.

Aqui dejo unas imágenes de Barcelona (por partes xDD) desde el aire.
CLUSTER 22@:
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/1446/clusssyg0.jpg

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/1749/labcnas7.jpg

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/3964/22oqw1.jpg

Vista 1 de la ciudad (plaça espanya, Diagonal, y lo correspondiente al Ensanche)

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/3196/montyp1.jpg

Vista 2 de la ciudad (de la parte correspondiente a la zona de playa, y el borne):

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/6046/platjaih3.jpg

De noche:

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/6990/nitwk9.jpg

Y desde el mar (esta la pongo por que me ha gustado un montón!!)

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/2366/seasideda0.jpg
:drool::drool:

hermosas fotos, Barcelona es linda.

Great Photos!
Thanks!

a10! :runaway:

Doesn't convince me... 7/10, but I won't vote yet on the poll I'm waiting for BCN to get better.

I Love Barcelona!...10/10

awesome :drool:

not so many talls.. not dense.. no defined skyline

3.5/10

,..

Barcelona's skyline is interesting!

It's amazing its development!

8.5/10

hmmm 5/10 - i like Agbar Tower very much, I've never been in Barcelona but I've heard that is a great city. Unfortunately in Barcelona they don't have a super skyline...

7/10

Skyline 6 pero creo que crecerá mucho con los nuevos proyectos y puedo puntuarla futuramente con un 7.5.

Ciudad 9.5 para mi es la quinta mejor ciudad del planeta.

skyline is a little bit unbalanced yet, 7/10

6.5

6/10

A portion of Barcelona skyline:
;)
Enu!!.. la foto no es meva, però em va agradar tant l'estil "armagedon" que poseeix, que no m'he pogut resistir!!!:)

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/3835/15997379302344dcb28dbxa6.jpg
:wink2:

Great city. Skyline 4/10

This pic quoted by Bitxofo is incredible... :drool:

7/10

New photo and new skyscrapers:
;)
A mí me gusta cuando sale bien acompañadita en la foto...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/2714936070_32a49875b2_o.jpg
flickr©Ajit_B
:wink2:

Lovely city as a whole, but nothing spectacular in terms of skyline. That photo posted Bitxofo was extremely flattering and did show some decent quality ~ 6.5/10

Magic and wonderful city

8/10 :)

8/10
Barcelona becomes more and more beautiful!

I love this city. Wonderful, high building, wonderful city life and all of its is wonderful!
Skyline - maybe not too impressive but still acceptable.

8,5/10

Over-all, only 3.4/10

The city looks like a mess. No skyline.

http://mermaid.test.at/barcelona/imj/right.jpg



Fair enough I'll give this view below 4/10

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/2714936070_32a49875b2_o.jpg

^^Do you really know the meaning of "skyline"?
:?

One more photo:
;)
http://i35.tinypic.com/24n2mih.jpg
^^3 of the 5 highest buildings of Barcelona, at night.^^
:drool::drool:

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u139/thehushpics2/2321a94e2_a.jpg

^^Beautiful photo...
:drool::drool:
We can see the new slyline on the left hand side of the picture!
:happy:

Very nice combinacion of several architectural eras! I have to give 8/10 (7.5 without Torre Agbar ;) )

7/10

9.5/10

one of the most beautiful cities all over the world.. 9/10
easly

5/10

The most beatiful city i have ever been in...
9/10

Hotel Vela under construction
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2631/pc300495ve9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
[URL=http://g.imageshack.us/img155/pc300495ve9.jpg/1/][IMG]

Plaça Europa ( L'Hospitalet del Llobregat ) under construction

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1682/pc300486im7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
[URL=http://g.imageshack.us/img338/pc300486im7.jpg/1/][IMG]

Plaça Europa

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4407/pc300478nt4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
[URL=http://g.imageshack.us/img234/pc300478nt4.jpg/1/][IMG]

9/10

3/10

I really love this city! It's awesome!
10/10

It's no doubt, it's a 10!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3310592618_2680089eab_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3655/3296613639_0945ee0d37_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/3035364456_a59db7b9ac_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/3256663004_2aa8535a0b_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3564/3321880859_8ca0abeffc_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3618/3320978092_6ee0a679df_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3298106173_8e53ece624_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3298566498_391faef069_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/3236711169_86e3e390f7.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/3234015675_eef18b708e_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3092/3222743843_ea38ff84c3_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3444/3208804825_2b435de089_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3322/3192191910_b5bc030bb3_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3120/3128267502_e2c7cf958e_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/3078913025_d9328811cb_b.jpg

Forum
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3155/2689636010_a2633f9b67_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gutsens/2689636010/)

Tibidabo
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3407/3338078064_948762b94f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gutsens/3338078064/)

^^
Great picks; Thanks! :cheers: