The Torre Cepsa (renamed in June 2014, before was Torre Bankia) (English: Cepsa Tower) is a skyscraper located in the Cuatro Torres Business Area in Madrid, Spain. With a height of 248.3 m (815 ft) and 45 floors,[4] it is the second tallest of the four buildings in the Cuatro Torres Business Area complex, surpassed by Torre de Cristal by less than a metre. It is the second tallest building in Spain and the 5th tallest building in the European Union.
| Torre Cepsa | |
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_01.jpg) Torre Cepsa in October 2017. | |
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| Former names | Torre Repsol, Torre Caja Madrid, Torre Bankia |
| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Pº de la Castellana 259, CTBA, Madrid, Spain |
| Coordinates | 40°28′32″N 3°41′16″W / 40.47556°N 3.68778°W |
| Construction started | 8 October 2004 |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Owner | Amancio Ortega |
| Management | Gerens Hill[3] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 248.3 m (815 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 45 |
| Floor area | 107,966 m2 (1,162,140 sq ft)[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Norman Foster |
| Developer | Repsol YPF |
| Structural engineer | Halvorson and Partners Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP Engineers and Architects |
| Main contractor | FCC and Dragados |
| Website | |
| www | |
| References | |
| [1] | |
Designed by Lord Foster, it was first known as Torre Repsol and would have served as headquarters for Repsol YPF oil and gas company. During the construction of the tower, Repsol decided to change the location of its future headquarters and the financial institution Caja Madrid purchased the building for €815 million in August 2007.[5]
In 2016 it was bought by Amancio Ortega, Europe's richest man and founder of global fashion group and Zara owner Inditex (ITX.MC), for €490 million euros[6] through his property investment arm, Pontegadea Inmobiliaria, one of the biggest property companies in Spain. He purchased the tower from Abu Dhabi tycoon Khadem al-Qubaisi, whose fund had exercised a last-minute purchase option from Spanish lender Bankia (BKIA.MC), its previous owner.[7]
It was built by a joint venture of Dragados and Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas.[8]
The current name of the tower refers to the former name of the energy company Moeve, previously known as Cepsa, headquartered in the tower.
Gallery
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Torre Caja Madrid under construction -
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See also
edit- List of tallest buildings in Spain
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- HSBC Building (Hong Kong), Fosters first skyscraper. It was also vertically segmented.
References
edit- ^ a b "Torre Cepsa". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ "Torre Cepsa". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ Hill International
- ^ Oliver, Miguel (July 30, 2013). "El techo de España... por un metro" [Spain's roof... by just one meter]. ABC.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ^ Expansión.com: Caja Madrid purchase Torre Caja Madrid. (Spanish)
- ^ Ruiz, Alfonso Simón (2016-09-30). "Amancio Ortega, nuevo dueño de Torre Cepsa". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "Zara owner Ortega buys $550 million Madrid skyscraper". Reuters. October 2016.
- ^ Structurae database
https://www.structuresinsider.com/post/torre-cepsa-tower-skyscraper-in-madrid-spain
External links
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Media related to Torre Cepsa, Madrid at Wikimedia Commons
- Fosters and Partners official site (in English)
- Halvorson and Partners Structural Engineers official site (in English)
- Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP Engineers and Architects official site (in English)