Torre de Madrid
| Torre de Madrid | |
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| Torre de Madrid photographed from Plaza de España | |
| Basic data | |
| Place: | Plaza de España 18 |
| Construction time : | 1954-1957 |
| Opening: | 10/15/1957 |
| Architects : | Julián Otamendi Machimbarrena, José María Otamendi Machimbarrena |
| Use / legal | |
| Usage : | Hotel, apartments |
| Owner : | Metrovacesa |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height : | 142 m |
| Height to the top: | 162 m |
| Floors : | 37 |
| Elevators : | 12 |
| Height comparison | |
| Madrid : | 6. ( list ) |
| address | |
| Post Code: | 28008 |
| City: | Madrid |
| Country: | Spain |
Torre de Madrid (Tower of Madrid) is the name of a skyscraper in the Spanish capital, Madrid . It is 142 meters high, has 37 floors and was built between 1954 and 1957. It was designed by the architects Julián and José María Otamendi Machimbarrena, who had already designed the Edificio España .
location
It is located in Plaza de España (Madrid) and houses apartments and a hotel.
history
It was the tallest office building in Western Europe until 1967, before it was replaced by the 150-meter-high Tour du Midi in Brussels .
It was the tallest building in Spain until 1982 and was then replaced by the Torrespaña .
Trivia
- The tower appeared in numerous Spanish and European films of the sixties.
- The Spanish duo Azul y Negro composed a song called La Torre De Madrid .
See also
Web links
Commons : Torre de Madrid - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 40 ° 25 ′ 28.4 " N , 3 ° 42 ′ 43.8" W.