The complex has a four-star hotel, opened to meet the demand for hotel rooms during the Olympic Games in the city, and there are more than 31,000 m2 provided for general trade and some 48,000 m2 for offices.
An underground passage running through the interior of the building links two symbolic districts of Barcelona, Sarrià and Les Corts.
Also within the precincts are two schools, a sports centre, dance hall, conference centre, public park, several bars and restaurants and a car park with capacity for more than 2,400 vehicles. |
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That the foundation stone
laid at L'illa Diagonal contains a newspaper of that day
(4/7/90), a silver place setting, an insurance policy
and a deposit certificate?.
That the building has a façade 334 metres long
and its design of a skyscraper lying down was inspired
by the Rockefeller Center in New York.
That the height of the building varies from 40 and 60
metres at the ends to 30 metres in the middle?.
That the whole complex of L'illa Diagonal is built on
56,000 m2 of city land and that there are 4 floors of
car park, 1 floor for installations and logistics, 3 commercial
floors and up to 9 further floors of offices?
That the logistics floor measures more than 20,000 m2,
so that 250 vehicles can unload simultaneously?
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