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Feb 3 • 11:36 UTC • 🇪🇸 Spain • elDiario.es

Built in the 19th century to supply water to the city of Barcelona, this tower is now an important municipal archive

The Torre de les Aigües del Besòs, originally intended as a water supply facility, has transformed into a significant municipal archive and a symbol of the neighborhood's collective memory in Barcelona.

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