Puerta de Europa towers, Madrid
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The Puerta de Europa towers in Madrid are a pair of iconic, leaning office skyscrapers that form a distinctive modern gateway to the city’s financial district.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puerta de Europa towers, Madrid canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
skyscraper complex ⓘ twin office towers ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
KIO Towers
ⓘ
Torres KIO ⓘ |
| architect |
John Burgee
ⓘ
Philip Johnson ⓘ |
| buildingType | office ⓘ |
| cityGatewayTo | Madrid financial district ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1996 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1989 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| developer | Kuwait Investment Office ⓘ |
| feature |
forms a symbolic gateway to northern Madrid
ⓘ
located at the northern end of Paseo de la Castellana ⓘ pair of leaning towers ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Madrid city skyline ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commercial offices
ⓘ
retail space at base ⓘ |
| hasParking | underground parking ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Gate of Europe Tower A
ⓘ
Gate of Europe Tower B ⓘ Puerta de Europa Tower I ⓘ Puerta de Europa Tower I ⓘ
surface form:
Puerta de Europa Tower II
|
| height |
about 374 ft
ⓘ
approximately 114 m ⓘ |
| leanAngle | 15 degrees ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Madrid
ⓘ
Plaza de Castilla ⓘ financial district of Madrid ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
glass ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| notableFor | being among the first inclined skyscrapers in the world ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 26 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| ownershipHistory | originally owned by Kuwait Investment Office ⓘ |
| region | Community of Madrid ⓘ |
| roofUse | helipad ⓘ |
| situatedAlong | Paseo de la Castellana ⓘ |
| situatedNear |
Plaza de Castilla
ⓘ
surface form:
Plaza de Castilla obelisk
|
| structuralSystem | steel frame ⓘ |
| style | postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| symbolOf | modern Madrid ⓘ |
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