List of tallest buildings in Madrid

Since 2009, the tallest building in Madrid (and Spain) has been Torre de Cristal, that dominates the Madrid skyline with 250 m in height. Madrid has two main business centres: Cuatro Torres Business Area and AZCA.
Tallest buildings
The list includes buildings (above 70 m (230 ft)) in the city of Madrid and its metropolitan area. An asterisk (*) indicates that the building is still under construction, but has been topped out.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torre de Cristal |
|
250 m (820 ft) | 52 | 2009 | Office |
| 2 | Torre Cepsa |
|
248.3 m (815 ft) | 45 | 2008 | Office |
| 3 | Torre PwC |
|
236 m (774 ft) | 52 | 2009 | Office, hotel |
| 4 | Torre Espacio |
|
230 m (755 ft) | 51 | 2008 | Office |
| 5 | Caleido |
|
181
(567 ft) |
36 | 2020 | Office |
| 6 | Torre Picasso |
|
157 m (515 ft) | 46 | 1988 | Office |
| 7 | Torre de Madrid |
|
142 m (466 ft) | 36 | 1957 | Residential, office |
| 8 | Torre Europa |
|
120 m (394 ft) | 30 | 1985 | Office |
| 9 | Edificio España |
|
117 m (384 ft) | 25 | 1953 | Hotel, office |
| 10 | Torres de Colón |
|
116 m (381 ft) | 23 | 1976 | Office |
| 11= | Gate of Europe tower 1 | 115 m (377 ft) | 26 | 1996 | Office | |
| 11= | Gate of Europe tower 2 | 115 m (377 ft) | 26 | 1996 | Office | |
| 13 | Castellana 81 |
|
110 m (361 ft) | 32 | 1981 | Office |
| 14 | Torre Titania |
|
104 m (341 ft) | 23 | 2011 | Office |
| 15= | Skyline Madrid tower 1 |
|
100 m (328 ft) | 25 | 2022 | Residential |
| 15= | Skyline Madrid tower 2 |
|
100 m (328 ft) | 25 | 2022 | Residential |
| 15= | Torre del Complejo Cuzco [1] | 100 m (328 ft) | 25 | 1979 | Office | |
| 18 | Torre Castilla [2] |
|
98 m (322 ft) | 24 | 1981 | Office |
| 19 | Valencia Tower |
|
94 m (308 ft) | 30 | 1973 | Residential |
| 20 | Hospital Central de la Defensa Gómez Ulla |
|
89 m (292 ft) | 22 | 1972 | Hospital |
| 21 | Telefónica Building |
|
89 m (292 ft) | 14 | 1929 | Office |
| 22 | Torre Metropolitana [3] | 89 m (292 ft) | 24 | 1978 | Office, residential | |
| 23 | Torre Retiro [4] |
|
89 m (292 ft) | 24 | 1971 | Office, residential |
| 24 | Torre Mahou |
|
85 m (279 ft) | 22 | 1990 | Office |
| 25 | Condado de Treviño 2 [5] | 84 m (276 ft) | 26 | 1980 | Residential | |
| 26 | Entrerrios Apartments [6] | 82 m (269 ft) | 25 | 1973 | Residential | |
| 27 | Puerta de Chamartin [7] | 81 m (266 ft) | 22 | 2006 | Residential | |
| 28 | Condado de Treviño 9 [8] | 80 m (262 ft) | 24 | 1974 | Residential | |
| 29 | Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas [9] | 78 m (256 ft) | 19 | 1978 | Office | |
| 30 | Torre Panorama [10] | 75 m (246 ft) | 22 | 2006 | Residential | |
| 31 | Caleruega 18 [11] | 74 m (243 ft) | 23 | 1973 | Residential | |
| 32= | Caleruega 50 [12] | 73 m (240 ft) | 22 | 1976 | Residential | |
| 32= | Caleruega 51 [13] | 73 m (240 ft) | 22 | 1979 | Residential | |
| 34 | Torres Blancas |
|
71 m (233 ft) | 21 | 1968 | Residential |
Tallest under construction or proposed
Under construction
| Name | District | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AXA tower 1[1][2] | Tetuán | ≃100 m (328 ft) | 24+attic | Residential | |
| AXA tower 2[1][2] | Tetuán | ≃100 m (328 ft) | 24+attic | Residential | |
| Méndez Álvaro II[3] | Arganzuela | 81 m (266 ft) | 18 | 2022 | Office |
| Campus Méndez Álvaro[3] | Arganzuela | 74 m (243 ft) | 17 | 2022 | Office |
Proposed
| Name | District | Height
m (ft) |
Floors | Year | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 1 | Fuencarral-El Pardo | 330 m (1,080 ft) | 77 | 2030 | Office |
| Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 2 | Fuencarral-El Pardo | 265 m (869 ft) | - | 2030 | Office |
| Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 3 | Fuencarral-El Pardo | 240 m (790 ft) | - | 2030 | Office |
| Torre Chamartín I | Fuencarral-El Pardo | 220 m (720 ft) | - | 2030 | Office |
| Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 4 | Fuencarral-El Pardo | 180 m (590 ft) | - | 2030 | Office |
| Fábrica de Clesa Torre I | Fuencarral-El Pardo | 130 m (430 ft) | 32 | - | Hotel, office |
| Torre Metropolitan | Chamberí | 120 m (390 ft) | 31 | - | Residential |
| Torre Adequa | Hortaleza | 100 m (330 ft) | 25 | 2022 | Office |
| Fábrica de Clesa Torre II | Fuencarral-El Pardo | 80 m (260 ft) | - | - | Hotel, office |
Timeline of tallest buildings
| Name | Image | District | Years at tallest | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edificio Metrópolis |
|
Centro | 1910-1919 | 45 | 148 | 5 |
| Cybele Palace[4] |
|
Centro | 1919-1929 | 70 | 230 | 8 |
| Edificio Telefónica |
|
Centro | 1929-1953 | 88 | 289 | 14 |
| Edificio España |
|
Centro | 1953-1957 | 117 | 384 | 25 |
| Torre de Madrid |
|
Moncloa-Aravaca | 1957-1988 | 142 | 466 | 34 |
| Torre Picasso |
|
Tetuán | 1988-2007 | 155 | 515 | 43 |
| Torre Espacio |
|
Fuencarral-El Pardo | 2007-2008 | 224 | 755 | 56 |
| Torre de Cristal |
|
Fuencarral-El Pardo | 2008–present | 249 | 817 | 50 |
Gallery
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Cuatro Torres Business Area (left) and AZCA (right) from the Edificio Capitol -

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Sources and external links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Skyscrapers in Madrid.
References
- ^ a b AXA proyecta 330 viviendas protegidas en el distrito madrileño de Tetuán (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Comienzan las obras de las segundas torres al final de Marqués de Viana (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Méndez Álvaro Campus (in Spanish)
- ^ madrid.es
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