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Ràdio Barcelona Pavilion at the Parc d’Atraccions del Tibidabo amusement park

Download date: 15/10/2026

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The Ràdio Barcelona antennas were on Tibidabo. A decision was taken in 1926 to build a pavilion for the first radio station in Spain.

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The history of radio broadcasting in Barcelona is inextricably linked to Tibidabo Mountain. At an altitude of 512 metres (1,680 feet), the mountain has served as an area for experimentation and a laboratory for telecommunications technology. The first radio tower was installed here in 1926. It was a medium-wave Marconi antenna, held up by two metal towers. It belonged to the oldest authorised broadcaster in Spain, EAJ-1, which was set up in Barcelona on 14 November, 1924. The pavilion that would house Ràdio Barcelona was built five years later. Designed by Nicolau M. Rubió i Tudurí, the building is an example of the Rationalist style that proved so popular during the Second Spanish Republic.

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Ràdio Barcelona Pavilion at the Parc d’Atraccions del Tibidabo amusement park

Address:
Carretera de Vallvidrera al Tibidabo, 101 - 103
Districte:
Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
Neighborhood:
Vallvidrera, el Tibidabo i les Planes
City:
Barcelona
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En aquest edifici s'usarà per primera vegada a Espanya el llenguatge i els elements constructius i formals (tant a l'exterior com a l'interior) propis del racionalisme.L'estel de bronze és obra d'Àngel Tarrac i està realitzat a la foneria.

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