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Torre de Cristal - Wikipedia

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This article is about the building in Madrid. For the sculpture in Recife, see Francisco Brennand.

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
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 m² (643,970 sq ft)^[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)	César Pelli
Main contractor	Dragados
Website
www.torredecristal.com
References
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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.^[4]