La Caixa (La Caixa Headquarters) is a complex of three buildings, including two skyscrapers in
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
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. Completed in 1974. ''La Caixa 1'' has 26 floors and rises 85 meters, ''La Caixa 2'' has 14 floors and rises 48 meters.
la Caixa II , Buildings , EMPORIS
- emporis.com ''La Caixa 3'' is not a tall building, and is in the form of a cube. The buildings are headquarters of La Caixa
La Caixa, also known as the "La Caixa" Foundation ( es, Fundación ”la Caixa”), is a not-for-profit banking foundation based in Catalonia. Originally a savings bank (''caja''), it reorganized in the 2000s and 2010s: Its commercial assets are ...
bank.
Maria Cristina station, on Barcelona Metro
The Barcelona Metro (Catalan and Spanish: ) is an extensive network of rapid transit electrified railway lines that run mostly underground in central Barcelona and into the city's suburbs. It is part of the larger public transport s ...
line L3, and Trambaix
The Trambaix () is one of Barcelona's three tram systems. It is operated by TRAMMET connecting the Baix Llobregat area with the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It opened to the public on 5 April 2004 after a weekend when the tram could be u ...
tram lines T1, T2 and T3, lies immediately in front of the headquarters complex.
See also
* List of tallest buildings and structures in Barcelona
* Avinguda Diagonal
Avinguda Diagonal (, in Spanish Avenida Diagonal) is the name of one of Barcelona's broadest and most important avenues. It cuts the city in two, diagonally with respect to the grid pattern of the surrounding streets, hence the name.
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References
Skyscraper office buildings in Barcelona
Buildings and structures completed in 1974
Headquarters in Spain
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