BCN World Trade Center and Torre de Jaume I

World Trade Center Barcelona is a

business park A business park or office park is a designated area of land in which many office buildings are grouped together. These types of developments are often located in suburban areas where land and building costs are more affordable, and are typically ...

located in

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, opened on 22 July 1999. This business center is located on the waterfront close to the city center, and has of rented

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and a

conference center A convention center (American English; or conference centre in British English) is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typica ...

, conventions and meeting spaces with 20 different rooms. WTCB building structure was inspired by the shape of a boat surrounded by the

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, and created by American architect Henry N. Cobb. The arrangement of the four buildings in a circle creates a central plaza of , where shops and restaurants provide services to the users of the complex. The four towers house offices for rent, a congress center and the Hotel Grand Marina. Complex design allows renting offices from in a single plant. The flexibility of space is also a feature of the convention center, offering the possibility of organizing meetings of 8 to large events with up to 1,500 attendees.

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