In 1992, Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympic Games. The city is relatively small in available land for building because of the surrounding mountains, rivers, and the sea. So, they had to be creative iin the construction choices that would serve the Games and later the city.
The main stadium, Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium was first designed and built in 1929, but was not large enough. So it was renovated rather than completely replaced in 1989 in preparation for the Games. It is still used today for sporting events and concerts, holding 17,000-24,000 people depending on the event.
The area to the east of the port along the Mediterranean Sea was once an industrial district, but late in the 20th century, the buildings and factories were sitting empty or with limited use. So, most of the factories were demolished and replaced with the Olympic Village where the athletes stay during the event. Oncs the Games were over, it took less than a year for the village go be converted into a community that included apartments, schools, retail, and other services. Below is the entrance to the Olympic Village that still contains the flag polls in the center of the road.
There is a respect for the industrial history the area and water towers like the one below are visible throughout the area.
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