It was designed and built by an ingenious Spanish engineer, Leonardo Torres Quevedo (1852 - 1936), and has been in use since 1916.
لأن مهندسا اسپانيا لامعا يُدعى ليوناردو تورّيس كيڤيدوا (‏ ١٨٥٢ -‏ ١٩٣٦ )‏ صمّمه وبناه .‏