Since 2009, the tallest building in Madrid (and Spain) has been Torre de Cristal, that dominates the Madrid skyline with 250 m in height. Madrid has two main business centres: Cuatro Torres Business Area and AZCA.
Tallest buildings
editThe list includes buildings (above 70 m (230 ft)) in the city of Madrid and its metropolitan area. An asterisk (*) indicates that the building is still under construction, but has been topped out.
Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year | Use |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Torre de Cristal | 250 m (820 ft) | 52 | 2009 | Office | |
2 | Torre Cepsa | 248.3 m (815 ft) | 45 | 2008 | Office | |
3 | Torre PwC | 236 m (774 ft) | 52 | 2009 | Office, hotel | |
4 | Torre Espacio | 230 m (755 ft) | 51 | 2008 | Office | |
5 | Caleido | 181 m (594 ft) | 36 | 2020 | Office | |
6 | Torre Picasso | 157 m (515 ft) | 46 | 1988 | Office | |
7 | Torre de Madrid | 142 m (466 ft) | 36 | 1957 | Residential, office | |
8 | Torre Europa | 120 m (394 ft) | 30 | 1985 | Office | |
9 | Edificio España | 117 m (384 ft) | 25 | 1953 | Hotel, office | |
10 | Torres de Colón | 116 m (381 ft) | 23 | 1976 | Office | |
11= | Gate of Europe tower 1 | 115 m (377 ft) | 26 | 1996 | Office | |
11= | Gate of Europe tower 2 | 115 m (377 ft) | 26 | 1996 | Office | |
13 | Castellana 81 | 110 m (361 ft) | 32 | 1981 | Office | |
14 | Torre Titania | 104 m (341 ft) | 23 | 2011 | Office | |
15= | Skyline Madrid tower 1 | 100 m (328 ft) | 25 | 2022 | Residential | |
15= | Skyline Madrid tower 2 | 100 m (328 ft) | 25 | 2022 | Residential | |
15= | Torre del Complejo Cuzco [1][usurped] | 100 m (328 ft) | 25 | 1979 | Office | |
18 | Torre Castilla [2][usurped] | 98 m (322 ft) | 24 | 1981 | Office | |
19 | Valencia Tower | 94 m (308 ft) | 30 | 1973 | Residential | |
20 | Hospital Central de la Defensa Gómez Ulla | 89 m (292 ft) | 22 | 1972 | Hospital | |
21 | Telefónica Building | 89 m (292 ft) | 14 | 1929 | Office | |
22 | Torre Metropolitana [3][usurped] | 89 m (292 ft) | 24 | 1978 | Office, residential | |
23 | Torre Retiro [4][usurped] | 89 m (292 ft) | 24 | 1971 | Office, residential | |
24 | Torre Mahou | 85 m (279 ft) | 22 | 1990 | Office | |
25 | Condado de Treviño 2 [5][usurped] | 84 m (276 ft) | 26 | 1980 | Residential | |
26 | Entrerrios Apartments [6][usurped] | 82 m (269 ft) | 25 | 1973 | Residential | |
27 | Puerta de Chamartin [7][usurped] | 81 m (266 ft) | 22 | 2006 | Residential | |
28 | Condado de Treviño 9 [8][usurped] | 80 m (262 ft) | 24 | 1974 | Residential | |
29 | Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas [9][usurped] | 78 m (256 ft) | 19 | 1978 | Office | |
30 | Torre Panorama [10][usurped] | 75 m (246 ft) | 22 | 2006 | Residential | |
31 | Caleruega 18 [11][usurped] | 74 m (243 ft) | 23 | 1973 | Residential | |
32= | Caleruega 50 [12][usurped] | 73 m (240 ft) | 22 | 1976 | Residential | |
32= | Caleruega 51 [13][usurped] | 73 m (240 ft) | 22 | 1979 | Residential | |
34 | Torres Blancas | 71 m (233 ft) | 21 | 1968 | Residential |
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Tallest under construction or proposed
editUnder construction
editName | District | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year | Use |
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Torres de Colón (reform) | Chamberí | 117 m (384 ft) | 27 | 2022 | Office |
AXA tower 1[1][2] | Tetuán | ≃100 m (328 ft) | 24+attic | Residential | |
AXA tower 2[1][2] | Tetuán | ≃100 m (328 ft) | 24+attic | Residential | |
Méndez Álvaro II[3] | Arganzuela | 81 m (266 ft) | 18 | 2022 | Office |
Campus Méndez Álvaro[3] | Arganzuela | 74 m (243 ft) | 17 | 2022 | Office |
Proposed
editName | District | Height
m (ft) |
Floors | Year | Use |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fábrica de Clesa Torre I | Fuencarral-El Pardo | 130 m (430 ft) | 32 | - | Hotel, office |
Torre Metropolitan | Chamberí | 120 m (390 ft) | 31 | - | Residential |
Torre Adequa | Hortaleza | 100 m (330 ft) | 25 | 2022 | Office |
Fábrica de Clesa Torre II | Fuencarral-El Pardo | 80 m (260 ft) | - | - | Hotel, office |
Timeline of tallest buildings
editName | Image | District | Years at tallest | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edificio Metrópolis | Centro | 1910-1928 | 45 | 148 | 5 | |
Palacio de la Prensa | Centro | 1928-1929 | 58 | 190 | 14 | |
Edificio Telefónica | Centro | 1929-1953 | 88 | 289 | 14 | |
Edificio España | Centro | 1953-1957 | 117 | 384 | 25 | |
Torre de Madrid | Moncloa-Aravaca | 1957-1988 | 142 | 466 | 34 | |
Torre Picasso | Tetuán | 1988-2007 | 155 | 515 | 43 | |
Torre Espacio | Fuencarral-El Pardo | 2007-2008 | 224 | 755 | 56 | |
Torre de Cristal | Fuencarral-El Pardo | 2008–present | 249 | 817 | 50 |
Gallery
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Cuatro Torres Business Area (left) and AZCA (right) from the Edificio Capitol
Sources and external links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Skyscrapers in Madrid.
References
edit- ^ a b AXA proyecta 330 viviendas protegidas en el distrito madrileño de Tetuán (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Comienzan las obras de las segundas torres al final de Marqués de Viana (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Méndez Álvaro Campus (in Spanish)