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Torre de Cristal
Torre de Cristal in February 2020
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 / 40.47806; -3.68722
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 m (643,970 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	César Pelli
Main contractor	Dragados
Website
www.torredecristal.com
References

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.

• Torre de Cristal under construction
• Torre Espacio and Torre de Cristal under construction
• Torre de Cristal at twilight

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Spain
• Torre Espacio
• Cuatro Torres Business Area
• Torre PwC
• Torre Cepsa

References

1. "Torre de Cristal". Skyscraper CTBUH. CTBUH. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
2. "Torre de Cristal". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2015-03-21.
3. "Torre de Cristal". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
4. Structurae database

External links

• Media related to Torre de Cristal at Wikimedia Commons

• Office buildings completed in 2008
• Skyscraper office buildings in Madrid
• Modernist architecture in Madrid
• César Pelli buildings
• Buildings and structures in Fuencarral-El Pardo District, Madrid