
Flickr-photo by megapiksel. Some rights may be reserved

Contrasta mucho la imagen del agbar con las fachadas de las casas de los barrios antiguos, como queriendo tapar la vista hacia el edificio y que las casas no existan ante los turistas.
Reminds me of Foster's Gherkin in London:
http://ourbania.com/urban-items/30-st-mary-axe
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The Torre Agbar (Catalan from the Spanish translation of the building's owner name Aguas de Barcelona, a water company), or Agbar Tower, is a 21st century skyscraper in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel. It opened in June 2005 and it was inaugurated officially by the King of Spain on 16 September 2005