Gate of Europe
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Europe Gate / Europe's Gate | |
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Puerta de Europa (Europa's Gate) | |
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The Gate of Europe towers (
twin towers in Spain after the Torres de Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
.
The Gate of Europe towers were designed by the American architects
railway station, on the sides of the Plaza de Castilla bus station, north from the Paseo de la Castellana and near the Cuatro Torres Business Area
(CTBA).
After the receivership of Grupo Torras, KIO had to sell the buildings, which are now owned by CaixaBank and Realia.
The west tower has a rooftop helicopter pad outlined in blue; the east tower has a red one.
In popular culture
The towers played a key role in the 1995 movie Sivaji.
They are also seen in an episode of Mickey and the Roadster Racers. The racers must collect a flag from the top of the towers in 'Running of the Roadsters' (episode 5b). They also appear in the racing game Mario Kart Tour in the background of the course 'Madrid Drive'.
See also
References
- ^ FCC history Archived 2008-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-84-245-0922-4.
- ^ García, Yago (20 October 2015). "'El día de la Bestia': 20 años con el Anticristo". Cinemanía (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2017.
External links
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