Torre Cepsa
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The Torre Cepsa (renamed in June 2014, before was Torre Bankia) (English: Cepsa Tower) is a
Torre de Cristal by less than a metre. It is the second tallest building in Spain
and the 4th tallest building in the European Union.
Designed by
Repsol YPF oil and gas company. During the construction of the tower, Repsol decided to change the location of its future headquarters and the financial institution Caja Madrid purchased the building for €815 million in August 2007.[5]
In 2016 it was bought by Amancio Ortega, Europe's richest man and founder of global fashion group and Zara owner Inditex (ITX.MC), for €490 million euros[6] through his property investment arm, Pontegadea Inmobiliaria, one of the biggest property companies in Spain. He purchased the tower from Abu Dhabi tycoon Khadem al-Qubaisi, whose fund had exercised a last-minute purchase option from Spanish lender Bankia (BKIA.MC), its previous owner.[7]
It was built by a joint venture of
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas.[8]
Gallery
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Torre Caja Madrid under construction -
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See also
- List of tallest buildings in Spain
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- HSBC Building (Hong Kong), Fosters first skyscraper. It was also vertically segmented.
References
- ^ a b "Torre Cepsa". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ "Torre Cepsa". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ Hill International
- ^ Oliver, Miguel (July 30, 2013). "El techo de España... por un metro" [Spain's roof... by just one meter]. ABC.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ^ Expansión.com: Caja Madrid purchase Torre Caja Madrid. (Spanish)
- ^ Ruiz, Alfonso Simón (2016-09-30). "Amancio Ortega, nuevo dueño de Torre Cepsa". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "Zara owner Ortega buys $550 million Madrid skyscraper". Reuters. October 2016.
- ^ Structurae database
External links
Media related to Torre Cepsa, Madrid at Wikimedia Commons
- Fosters and Partners official site (in English)
- Halvorson and Partners Structural Engineers official site (in English)