Torre de Cristal
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| Torre de Cristal | |
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 Torre de Cristal in February 2020 | |
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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°W |
| Construction started | 2004 |
| Completed | 2008 |
| 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(s) | César Pelli |
| Main contractor | Dragados |
| Website | |
| www | |
| References | |
| [2][3] | |
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 surpassed Torre Emperador as the tallest building in Spain, and is the fourth-tallest in the European Union.
It was designed by Cesar Pelli and built by Dragados.[4]
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Torre de Cristal under construction
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Torre Espacio and Torre de Cristal under construction
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Torre de Cristal at twilight
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Torre de Cristal". Skyscraper CTBUH. CTBUH. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Torre de Cristal". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2015-03-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Torre de Cristal". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ Structurae database
External links
[edit]Media related to Torre de Cristal at Wikimedia Commons
