Torre de Cristal
Torre de Cristal | |
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General information | |
Type | Office |
Location | Pº de la Castellana 259, CTBA, Madrid, Spain |
Coordinates | 40°28′41″N 3°41′14″W / 40.47806°N 3.68722°WCoordinates: 40°28′41″N 3°41′14″W / 40.47806°N 3.68722°W |
Construction started | 2004 |
Completed | 2009 |
Owner | KPMG |
Height | |
Architectural | 249 m (817 ft) |
Tip | 250 m (820 ft) |
Top floor | 210 m (690 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 52 |
Floor area | 59,827 m2 (643,970 sq ft)[1] |
Design and construction | |
Architect | César Pelli |
Main contractor | Dragados |
Website | |
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References | |
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The Torre de Cristal (Spanish for Glass Tower) is a skyscraper in the Cuatro Torres Business Area (CTBA) in Madrid, Spain, completed in 2008. With a final height of 249 m (817 ft), it ranks as the tallest building in Spain surpassing neighbouring Torre Cepsa by only one metre. The tower's height surpassed the aforementioned building In April 2007, and it became the tallest building and structure in Spain and the third tallest in the European Union.
It was designed by Cesar Pelli and built by Dragados.[4]
Torre de Cristal under construction
Torre Espacio and Torre de Cristal under construction
Torre de Cristal at twilight
See also[]
- List of tallest buildings in Spain
- List of tallest buildings in the European Union
- Torre Espacio
- Cuatro Torres Business Area
- Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso
- Torre Caja Madrid
References[]
- ^ "Torre de Cristal". Skyscraper CTBUH. CTBUH. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ Torre de Cristal at Emporis
- ^ "Torre de Cristal". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ Structurae database
External links[]
Media related to Torre de Cristal at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Office buildings completed in 2008
- Skyscraper office buildings in Madrid
- Modernist architecture in Madrid
- César Pelli buildings
- Buildings and structures in Fuencarral-El Pardo District, Madrid