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La Caixa
La Caixa (), also known as the "La Caixa" Foundation (), is a not-for-profit banking foundation based in Spain, with its headquarters in Barcelona since March 2025. Originally a savings bank (''caja''), it reorganized in the 2000s and 2010s: Its commercial assets are managed under its subsidiary CriteriaCaixa, which also has partial ownership of La Caixa's old banking business CaixaBank; those are used to fund La Caixa's ' — social, cultural, scientific, and civic projects for the public good. History The foundation commonly dates itself to the 1990 creation of the (, ) as a merger of the founded in 1844 and commonly known as , founded in 1844, with the , founded in 1904 and commonly known as the "" and later "La Caixa". Ancestry Caja de Barcelona At the time of the 1990 merger, the Caja de Barcelona was the third largest savings bank in Spain. Caja de Pensiones The ' () was formed in 1904 in Catalonia by Francesc Moragas, and opened to the public in 1905, expanding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Caixa, Barcelona
La Caixa (La Caixa Headquarters) is a complex of three buildings, including a skyscraper in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 1974. ''La Caixa 1'' has 26 floors and rises 85 meters, ''La Caixa 2'' has 14 floors and rises 48 meters. - emporis.com ''La Caixa 3'' is not a tall building, and is in the form of a cube. The buildings are headquarters of La Caixa bank. Maria Cristina station, on Barcelona Metro line L3, and Trambaix tram lines T1, T2 and T3, lies immediately in front of the headquarters complex. See also * List of tallest buildings and structures in Barcelona * Avinguda Diagonal Avinguda Diagonal (; in Spanish language, Spanish: Avenida Diagonal) is the name of one of Barcelona's broadest and most important avenues. It cuts the city in two, diagonally with respect to the grid pattern of the surrounding streets, hence th ... References Skyscraper office buildings in Barcelona Buildings and structures completed in 1974 Headquarters in Spain {{Catalonia-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
