The former factory in Poblenou once produced railway equipment and urban transport vehicles. Of the original brick warehouses with their high ceilings, only one witness remains: its chimney – the tallest in the city and the last to be built. Rising 65.3 metres in reinforced concrete, it once vented smoke from a site where locomotives, trolleybuses and trams were made, giving the area a truly authentic industrial atmosphere. Today, the surrounding space forms a striking contrast between the neighbourhood’s working-class past and its creative present, hosting festivals, fairs and urban art exhibitions.
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Take your time as you approach, look up and admire its ten-sided structure: it’s more than an industrial relic – it’s a striking monument that invites you to connect with the neighbourhood’s history from a fresh perspective.
