Torre de Cristal Designed by
Cesar Pelli and built by
Dragados, Torre de Cristal (Spanish for
Crystal Tower), with a height of 249 meters, is the tallest building in the country. In April 2007, its structure surpassed the height of Torre Espacio.
Torre Cepsa Designed by
Lord Foster, and built by a joint venture of
Dragados and
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, the 45-storey Torre Cepsa (Spanish for
Cepsa Tower), with a height of 248 m, is the second tallest building in the area, surpassed by Torre de Cristal by 1 meter. It was first known as
Torre Repsol and was to have served as headquarters for the oil and gas company
Repsol YPF. During the construction of the tower, Repsol decided to change the location of its future headquarters, and the financial institution
Caja Madrid (currently
Bankia) purchased the building for €815 million in August 2007. In 2015 it was loaned to
Cepsa for its main headquarters and hence the tower was renamed again as Torre Cepsa.
Torre PwC Designed by Carlos Rubio Carvajal and Enrique Álvarez-Sala Walter and built by
Sacyr Sau, the 52-storey skyscraper, formerly known as Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso, is tall. It houses the
five-star hotel Eurostars Madrid Tower, which occupies 60% of the tower, with rooms between floors 6 and 27 and at its upper part, a two-storey dining room offering a panoramic view of the city. It is the only tower with double skin facade and it is covered entirely of glass in the form of flakes. On the upper deck there are 3
wind turbines capable of producing wind energy for use in the building. A production of 25 kWh is estimated.
Torre Espacio Designed by
Henry N. Cobb and built by
Obrascón Huarte Lain, the 57-storey Torre Espacio (Spanish for
Space Tower) is tall. In November 2006, its height surpassed that of the
Gran Hotel Bali, thus making it the tallest building in Spain, although it retained that title only for a short time (see above). The structure was
topped out on March 19, 2007 and that evening,
Alberto Ruiz Gallardón, mayor of Madrid, attended a firework display to commemorate the event. ==Gallery==