- Hotel Arts
The Hotel Arts is a 43-story, 600 room luxury
hotel on the seafront ofBarcelona , inSpain .Contrary to popular belief, it was not built to service the
1992 Summer Olympics , though its construction was part of the big changes underwent by the city to prepare the Games. It remains one of the city's leading hotels. It is operated by theRitz-Carlton hotel chain.Construction was finished in 1994 and it is an example of
structural expressionism architecture. It was designed bySkidmore, Owings & Merrill and is 154.0 meters tall.The hotel underwent a complete renovation in 2006, installing new technology and upgrading the rooms and bathrooms into modern, über-luxurious spaces.
ee also
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Torre Agbar , the third skyscraper in Barcelona
*Torre Mapfre , the skyscraper on the right side of the pictureExternal links
* [http://www.ritzcarlton.com/hotels/barcelona/default.html Hotel Arts Website]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/sh/?id=100905&txt=Hotel+Arts&button=Search Emporis data]
* [http://www.factoriaurbana.com/ciudades/edificios.php?id=5&ciudadd=Barcelona Hotel Arts at Factoría Urbana: Photos and technical information about the building]
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