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List Of Tallest Buildings In Canary Islands
This list orders the highest skyscrapers of the Canary Islands (Spain). At present, the tallest building in the Canary Islands is the complex of the Torres de Santa Cruz, located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with 120 meters high are the tallest twin towers in Spain. The second tallest building in the archipelago after these two towers, is the Yaiza I Tower, 105 meters high and located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife), the most populous city in the auto .... Tallest buildings List of skyscrapers with more than 50m. of the Canary Islands, although the total of tall buildings in the two Canarian capitals according to Emporis.com data is: 17 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and 15 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. References {{Reflist External links Emporis.c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torres De Santa Cruz 1
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Las Palmas De Gran Canaria
Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife), the most populous city in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, and the ninth-largest city in Spain with a population of 381,223 in 2020. It is also the fifth-most populous urban area in Spain and (depending on sources) ninth- or tenth-most populous metropolitan area in Spain. Las Palmas is located in the northeastern part of the island of Gran Canaria, about off the Moroccan coast in the Atlantic Ocean. Las Palmas experiences a hot desert climate,ThWorld map of Koppen-Geiger climate classification/ref> offset by the local cooler Canary Current, with warm temperatures throughout the year. It has an average annual temperature of . The city was founded in 1478, and considered the ''de facto'' (without legal and real recognition)''La Junta Suprema de Canarias'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palacio Insular De Tenerife
Palacio Insular de Tenerife (English: ''Insular Palace of Tenerife'') is a building in the Spanish city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, home of the Cabildo de Tenerife. Designed by the architect José Enrique Marrero Regalado, and executed between 1935 and 1940, it is located in the Plaza de España. The building stands out for its tower topped by a clock commissioned in 1950 and is one of the most recognizable symbols of the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The building project was the result of a contest that the County Council ruled in favor of the architect Enrique Marrero Regalado in 1934. The technician came to realize in collaboration with the architect Schneider four projects, two of which were monumental type and two rationalists; was elected the fourth solution, of great monumental packaging. Works of art inside the building include the mural ''Salón Noble'', designed by the Canarian painter José Aguiar. The project was signed in July 1934, beginning six months after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Hotel (Arrecife)
The Arrecife Gran Hotel & Spa better known as Gran Hotel, is a skyscraper in the city of Arrecife ( Canary Islands, Spain). It is the tallest building on the island of Lanzarote at 54 meters tall and 15 floors (above ground). Completed in 1974, it is located at the end of Maritime Avenue of Arrecife by the sea and ''Playa de El Reducto''. The building functions as a 5-star hotel and its height also makes it the tallest building in the Canary Islands outside of Tenerife and Gran Canaria. In November 1994, the building suffered a fire which caused no fatalities because it was empty. The fire originated at 6 pm on the ground floor of the building and quickly spread to the upper floors. Although the structure of the building was not damaged, some time later the façade was restored and modernized with a steel and glass roof. See also * List of tallest buildings in Canary Islands This list orders the highest skyscrapers of the Canary Islands (Spain). At present, the ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edificio Olympo
Edificio Olympo is a skyscraper in the city of Santa Cruz on the Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Completed in 1975, has 19 floors and rises 57 meters. Lies on the Plaza de la Candelaria 1, near some other skyscrapers, including Torres de Santa Cruz and Rascacielos de la avenida Tres de Mayo. It has an innovative and distinctive look. Main usage: offices, residential and shopping center. See also * List of tallest buildings in Canary Islands This list orders the highest skyscrapers of the Canary Islands (Spain). At present, the tallest building in the Canary Islands is the complex of the Torres de Santa Cruz, located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with 120 meters hig ... References Buildings and structures in Santa Cruz de Tenerife Residential skyscrapers in Spain Commercial buildings completed in 1975 Retail buildings in Spain Skyscraper office buildings in Spain {{CanaryIslands-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edificio Bel Air
The Bel Air Building is a skyscraper in the town of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Completed in 1960, it has 26 floors and rises up to . It is the fourth tallest building on the island of Tenerife, after the twin Santa Cruz Towers and Tres de Mayo Avenue Skyscraper, both in Santa Cruz, the island's capital. Built in 1960, it began as a hotel of American innovation. Twenty years later it became private residential apartments. See also * List of tallest buildings in Canary Islands This list orders the highest skyscrapers of the Canary Islands (Spain). At present, the tallest building in the Canary Islands is the complex of the Torres de Santa Cruz, located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with 120 meters hig ... References Puerto de la Cruz Residential buildings completed in 1960 Buildings and structures in Tenerife Residential skyscrapers in Spain Companies of the Canary Islands {{Spain-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torre Woermann
Woermann Tower also Torre Woermann is a mixed-use tower in Las Palmas on Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Completed in 2005, the tower was designed by Abalos & Herreros in collaboration with Joaquin Casariego and Elsa Guerra, and built by Ferrovial Inmobiliaria, the company also built around the same time one of the two Torres de Santa Cruz, in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The Woermann Tower forms part of a complex which includes a public square, constructed using Portuguese stone with the artist Albert Oehlen, and a seven-storey block to the south, containing retail units and offices. The ground floor contains a main entrance area and retail units whilst the first floor contains a library. The floors above contain apartments, usually four or five per floor. The floor slabs are separated by , offering views over the Atlantic Ocean through the glass facade. The facade is protected from the sun by solar fins running horizontally around the building, with vegetable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rascacielos De La Avenida Tres De Mayo
The Rascacielos de la avenida Tres de Mayo is a skyscraper in the city of Santa Cruz on the Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, located on Avenida Tres de Mayo. It was designed by Carmelo Rodríguez Borrella and was inaugurated on 3 May 1974. At 85 m high with 24 storeys it was the tallest building in the city until the construction of the Torres de Santa Cruz. Today is still a symbolic building in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. See also * List of tallest buildings in Canary Islands This list orders the highest skyscrapers of the Canary Islands (Spain). At present, the tallest building in the Canary Islands is the complex of the Torres de Santa Cruz, located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with 120 meters hig ... References {{coord, 28, 27, 37, N, 16, 15, 11, W, region:ES_type:landmark_source:kolossus-eswiki, display=title Buildings and structures completed in 1974 Buildings and structures in Santa Cruz de Tenerife Residential skyscrapers in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz (), is a city, the capital of the island of Tenerife, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and capital of the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz has a population of 206,593 (2013) within its administrative limits.Instituto Canario de Estadística , population The of Santa Cruz extends beyond the city limits with a population of 507,306 and 538,000 within urban area. It is the second largest city in the Canary Islands and the main city on the island of Tenerife, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torre Woermann, Las Palmas De Gran Canaria
''Torre'' (plurals ''torri'' and ''torres'') means ''tower'' in seven Romance languages (Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Catalan, Italian, Occitan and Corsican) and may refer to: Biology * Muir-Torre syndrome, the inherited cancer syndrome * '' Sypharochiton torri'', a mollusc Chess * Carlos Torre Repetto, Mexican chess grandmaster ** Torre Attack, an opening in chess * Eugenio Torre (born 1951), Filipino chess grandmaster * An alternative name for a rook in chess Places Brazil * Torre, a neighborhood in the metropolitan area of Recife England * Torre, Torquay, an area of Torquay in Devon * Torre, Somerset, a hamlet in the county of Somerset France * Torre, Corsica Italy * Torre Annunziata, a comune in the province of Naples in the region of Campania * Torre Archirafi, a frazione in the comune of Riposto in the province of Catania in the region of Sicily * Torre Boldone, a comune in the province of Bergamo in the region of Lombardy * Torre Bormida, a comu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torres De Santa Cruz
The Torres de Santa Cruz is a residential complex composed of the twin towers located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife ( Canary Islands, Spain). They were designed by Canarian architect Julian Valladares, and were built in the period 2004–2006. The towers are tall, without the antenna, becoming the tallest skyscraper in the Canary Islands, and the tallest residential building in Spain until 2010 (currently occupies third place in the latter category). The Torres de Santa Cruz are also the tallest twin towers in Spain. The towers are considered, together with the nearby Auditorio de Tenerife, one of the best symbols of the economic development of the Canary Islands. The buildings The complex consists of twin towers of —of which are below ground, and above ground. One peculiarity is that these buildings were not built at once. Although they are twin towers, Tower I was built by the company Ferrovial, while Tower II was built by the company Candesa. The Tower I w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
