᭤ by the »Caixa de Catalunya« savings bank, which uses the second floor suite on the upper ground level for art exhibitions. The window glass on this level consists of non-reflective Amiran ® glass. This specialty glass from SCHOTT reduces reflections and gives onlookers from the street a clear view into the building’s extraordinary interior. Passers by can view the impressive play of shapes on the ceilings, for example. Fiber optics from SCHOTT illuminate the stairways of the office floors at the savings landmark – Sagrada bank’s cultural building and light the elevator as Família well.

Barcelona. . 89 II 6/C

Construction of the massive house of God was begun in the 11th century. The magnificent church nave took on its current shape between 1298 and 1448, while the neo-gothic main facade was not completed until 1890. To light the area, 2,194 m of SpectraFlex ® fiber optic conductor was installed together with 711 light points, 250 convergent lenses and 44 light sources; together they create optimal lighting conditions. The cathedral’s choir is illuminated to emphasize its individual artistic elements. The glass fiber systems from SCHOTT do not transmit any UV or heat radiation, rather only visible »cold« light. The lighting system was installed in 1997, in time for the festive wedding of Spain’s Princess Cristina and the Basque handball star Iñaki Urdangarín, who SpectraFlex ® light conductors exchanged vows in the cathedral. (Plaça de la Seu, create a symbiosis between modern technology and cultural-historical www.catedralbcn.org) atmosphere.

Barcelona. Gran Teatre del . 90 II 6/C

Near the center of the magnificent strolling mile of La Rambla is one La Rambla of the most beautiful houses in the world: the Gran Teatre del Gran Teatre Liceu . The magnificent structure, built in 1847, was destroyed by fire del Liceu