Barcelona was the chosen city for the Olympic Games in 1992.
Before the Olympic Games of Barcelona, this city was not open to the sea. Opening it to the seafront and arranging the past to make the many beaches we enjoy now was a milestone for the city.
For the games the city grew a lot. New buildings, new places to enjoy this fantastic event were built for the occasion.
The city became a tourist attraction and tourism became the 3rd economic activity and Barcelona became a cosmopolitan city.
You can visit many places of this fantastic Olympic Games of 1992.
THE OLYMPIC HARBOUR
This is a beautiful place built by Oriol Bohigas, Josep Martorell, David Mackay and Albert Puigdomenech.
It was the most important place to celebrate these games, since they needed this type of facilities. It can accomodate a large number of sports and disciplines and it has become one of the most important places of the new city next to the sea. Now in this area there are many restaurants, and bars that are very beautiful to visit. It is a place where you can walk, ride your bicycle, and watch the little shops.
The Olympic Ring: In the park of Montjuic, next to the cemetery and to the stadium there is the Olympic Ring, that suffered a radical change: The stadium was renovated, the swimming pools Picornell were modernised and two news buildings were built ( The palace of sports Sant Jordi and the National Institute of Physical Education of Catalunya). Now there are new places to practice different sports and enjoy the area.
This project was created by Federico Correa, Alfonso Milá, Carles Buixadé and Joan Margarit.
This building was designed by renowned Japanese architect Arata Isozaki .
The National Institute of physical education of Catalunya: The project of this institution was done by famous architect Ricard Bofill. After the Olympic Games the building became the National Institute of Sports.
This construction is formed by two symmetrical buildings, with four floors and a neoclassic front. The works began in April of 1988.
THE OLYMPIC GAMES
In the Olympic Stadium took place the Olympic Games opening ceremony.
