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.

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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 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 obelisk ⓘ
linked to: Plaza de Castilla
structuralSystem steel frame ⓘ
style postmodern architecture ⓘ
symbolOf modern Madrid ⓘ

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Leslie E. Robertson → designed → Puerta de Europa towers, Madrid ⓘ
Johnson/Burgee Architects → designed → Puerta de Europa towers, Madrid ⓘ
Plaza de Castilla → near → Puerta de Europa towers ⓘ
linked to: Puerta de Europa towers, Madrid