Torres Venecianes
Torres Venecianes rise on opposite sides of a street in Barcelona, marking the entrance to Fira de Barcelona and the avenue leading towards Montjuïc. Each tower reaches 47 metres, with a square plan measuring about 7.2 metres per side. Artificial stone forms the base and upper colonnaded gallery, while red brick shapes the main section beneath a pyramidal copper roof.
Ramon Reventós designed the pair for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition, and construction took place between 1927 and 1929. Their form draws inspiration from the campanile of St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, while the towers served as ornamental gateways to the exhibition district. The western tower once housed controls for the Magic Fountain, about 350 metres away, and the eastern gallery carried emergency sirens during the exposition.
The galleries were originally reached by internal stairs, but they usually remain closed today. Restoration in 2013 and 2014 removed the protective netting installed after stonework problems were found in 2009, and Barcelona protects the towers as structures of local interest. Their red-brick shafts and copper roofs still frame views towards Plaça d’Espanya, the Magic Fountain and the Palau Nacional.
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