Torre Espacio
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The Torre Espacio is a skyscraper in Madrid
, Spain
. The skyscraper is 236 metres (774 feet) tall and has 57 floors.
In November 2006, its structure surpassed the height of the Gran Hotel Bali
, thus becoming the tallest building in Spain. The structure was topped out
on March 19, 2007. On the night of that day, Alberto Ruiz Gallardón, mayor of Madrid, attended a ceremony with fireworks to commemorate the event. With its 236 m, it also became the tallest structure in Spain, surpassing the telecommunications tower Torrespaña
. Torre de Cristal
, one of the neighbouring skyscrapers under construction at the Cuatro Torres Business Area, surpassed the height of Torre Espacio in April 2007.
The building project was featured on the Discovery Channel
's Build It Bigger series due to the skyscraper's unique form and shape.
It was designed by American
architect Henry N. Cobb
, a partner in the firm Pei Cobb Freed, and built by OHL (Obrascón Huarte Lain
). In 2009, it became the new home of the British Embassy in Madrid.
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. The skyscraper is 236 metres (774 feet) tall and has 57 floors.
In November 2006, its structure surpassed the height of the Gran Hotel Bali
Gran Hotel Bali
Gran Hotel Bali is a 4-star hotel located in Benidorm, province of Alicante, Spain. It is, with 186 metres height , the tallest hotel in Europe and one of the tallest skyscrapers in Europe...
, thus becoming the tallest building in Spain. The structure was topped out
Topping out
In building construction, topping out is a ceremony held when the last beam is placed at the top of a building. The term may also refer to the overall completion of the building's structure, or an intermediate point, such as when the roof is dried in...
on March 19, 2007. On the night of that day, Alberto Ruiz Gallardón, mayor of Madrid, attended a ceremony with fireworks to commemorate the event. With its 236 m, it also became the tallest structure in Spain, surpassing the telecommunications tower Torrespaña
Torre España
Torrespaña is a steel-and-concrete television tower located in Madrid, Spain. National terrestrial television channels RTVE, Telecinco and Antena 3, as well as the autonomic channel Telemadrid, along with a few radio stations, broadcast from this tower.The tower was built in 1982, conmemorating...
. Torre de Cristal
Torre de Cristal
The Torre de Cristal is a skyscraper in the Cuatro Torres Business Area in Madrid , completed in 2008. With a final height of 249.5 metres, it ranks as the second tallest building in the country after neighbouring Torre Caja Madrid...
, one of the neighbouring skyscrapers under construction at the Cuatro Torres Business Area, surpassed the height of Torre Espacio in April 2007.
The building project was featured on the Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
's Build It Bigger series due to the skyscraper's unique form and shape.
It was designed by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
architect Henry N. Cobb
Henry N. Cobb
Henry N. Cobb is an American architect and founding partner with I.M. Pei of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, an international architectural firm based in New York City....
, a partner in the firm Pei Cobb Freed, and built by OHL (Obrascón Huarte Lain
Obrascón Huarte Lain
Obrascón Huarte Lain, S.A. is an Spanish-based multinational construction and civil engineering company. The company is involved in infrastructure and commercial property construction, as well as homebuilding and the operation of toll road and other transport concessions. In the latter, the group...
). In 2009, it became the new home of the British Embassy in Madrid.
See also
- Torre Caja MadridTorre Caja MadridThe Torre Caja Madrid is a skyscraper located in the Cuatro Torres Business Area in Madrid, Spain. With a height of and 45 floors, it is the tallest of the four buildings in the Cuatro Torres Business Area complex, surpassing Torre de Cristal by less than a metre, and the tallest building in...
- Torre Sacyr VallehermosoTorre Sacyr VallehermosoThe Torre PwC, formerly Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso, is a 52-floor 236 metre tall skyscraper, completed in 2008, located in Madrid, Spain. Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso is one of four buildings in the Cuatro Torres Business Area...
- Torre de CristalTorre de CristalThe Torre de Cristal is a skyscraper in the Cuatro Torres Business Area in Madrid , completed in 2008. With a final height of 249.5 metres, it ranks as the second tallest building in the country after neighbouring Torre Caja Madrid...
- Cuatro Torres Business Area