Estudiotel Alicante (also Riscal) is a skyscraper and hotel in Alicante, Spain.[1] It is located at Poeta Vila y Blanco Street 4 in 03003 postal area[2] near Plaza de los Luceros.[5] It is 117 metres (384 ft) high, with 35 floors.[1][2][6] It is the tallest building in the city, ahead of El Barco in Albufereta at 111 metres (364 ft).[5]
Estudiotel Alicante | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Hotel |
Architectural style | Modern |
Location | Alicante, Spain |
Coordinates | 38°20′40″N 0°29′26″W / 38.3445042°N 0.4904419°W |
Completed | 1962 |
Height | |
Architectural | 117 m (384 ft) |
Technical details | |
Material | Concrete |
Floor count | 35 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Francisco Muñoz Llorens |
Website | |
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References | |
[1][2][3][4] |
The building was designed by local architect Francisco Muñoz Llorens and completed in 1962.[2][7] Besides its height, the building is also distinguished by the geometrically designed parapets on its south face.[8] It has 78 hotel rooms.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d "Estudiotel Alicante". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Estudiotel Alicante". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 12, 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Estudiotel Alicante". skyscraperage.com. SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Estudiotel Alicante". structurae.net. Structurae. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ a b Lanz, Iñigo (20 January 2020). "Edificio Riscal, una muralla de balcones afilados que trepa al cielo de Alicante". mundiario.com (in Spanish). Mundiario. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ García-Pozuelo, Belén (3 August 2018). "El futuro rascacielos de Madrid dejará pequeño a los demás de toda España". abc.es (in Spanish). ABC. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ Moltó, Ezequiel (28 April 2005). "Francisco Muñoz, maestro de arquitectos en Alicante". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ Urban et al. 1999, p. 71.
Books
edit- Urban, Gaspar Jaén I; Medina, Andrés Martínez; Meyer, Justo Oliva; Ramírez, José Luis Oliver; Pascual, Armando Sempere; Cervera, Joan Calduch (1999). Guía de Arquitectura de la Provincia de Alicante (in Spanish). Alicante: Instituto Alicantino de Cultura Juan Gil-Albert; Colegio Territorial de Arquitectos de Alicante. ISBN 8477843538. OCLC 957147314.
External links
edit- Media related to Estudiotel Alicante at Wikimedia Commons