Torre de Cristal
Torre de Cristal | |
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![]() Torre de Cristal in July 2009 | |
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 | Mutua Madrileña |
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 metres, it ranks as the tallest building in Spain surpassing neighbouring Torre Cepsa by only one metre. In April 2007, its structure surpassed the height of neighbouring Torre Espacio, since then becoming the tallest building and structure in Spain and the fourth 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
References
- ↑ "Torre de Cristal". Skyscraper CTBUH. CTBUH. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ↑ Torre de Cristal at Emporis
- ↑ "Torre de Cristal". CTBUH Skyscraper Database.
- ↑ Structurae database
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