Olympic Stadium, Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain) : General view along the west elevation, looking southeast

Creator:

Domènech i Roura, Pere, 1881-1962

Published/Created:

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1927-1929 ; 1989 (alteration)

Physical Description:

70 m (width, field) x 105 m (length, field)

Date Depicted:

2008
1900 AD - 1949 AD

Notes:

Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city (and Barcelona's bid for the 1936 Summer Olympics, which were awarded to Berlin), it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics. The stadium has a capacity of 55,926 (70,000 during the 1992 Olympics), and is located in the Anella Olímpica, in Montjuïc, a large hill to the southwest of the city which overlooks the harbour.

Variant Titles:

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Topics:

Architecture -- Spain -- 20th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Twentieth century

Culture:

Catalan
Spanish

Accession Number:

1A2-S-B-BOS-A4

Genre:

architecture (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architecture; recreation and games; festivals; Olympics; world's fairs Twentieth century buildings; recreation buildings; sports buildings; stadiums

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Five

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
2008

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4090

OID:

10055943

PID:

digcoll:1786720