Torre Colón
Identification
Torre Colón
Torres de Jerez, Heron
112021
Map
Structure in general
skyscraper
copper
glass
glass
curtain wall
light green
brown
brown
postmodern
Usage
commercial office
Facts
- Despite how it looks, the building is in fact two towers that were built independently, with two independent concrete cores.
- All the floors "hang" from a large concrete structure built in the top floors.
- The twelve elevators make a total of 24 stops and they travel at 3.5 m/s. They can carry 9 people, 675 kg. The length of their travel is 75.45 m.
- The green copper crown was added after the building was finished.
- The building is knowed as the 'Enchufe' (plug-in) because of the design of the top.
- Tallest office building in Madrid from 1976 to 1989, when it was then surpassed by Torre Picasso.
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More InformationTechnical Data
116.00 m
116.00 m
116.00 m
23
1967
1976
Involved Companies
Architect:
Also recorded for this building:
Construction company, Facade maintenance system supplier, Real estate agent, Architectural metalwork supplier, Window supplier
Features & Amenities
- One of the city's famous buildings