Neguri Gane is a 148 meter-
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...
located in
Benidorm
Benidorm is a town and municipality in the province of Alicante, Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
Benidorm has been a tourist destination within Spain since 1925, when its port was extended and the first hotels were built, though ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. The 43 story building began construction in 1998, and was completed in 2002. Upon completion, it was Benidorm's largest building, having since been overtaken by
Gran Hotel Bali
Gran Hotel Bali is a 4-star hotel located in Benidorm, province of Alicante, Spain. It is, at 186 metres high (210 metres including the mast), 52 storey skyscraper and the tallest building on Europe's Mediterranean coast. It was the tallest bu ...
, though the building is still the largest residential building in Benidorm, and all of Spain. The building was completed in the
brutalist
Brutalist architecture is an architectural style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom, among the reconstruction projects of the post-war era. Brutalist buildings are characterised by Minimalism (art), minimalist constructions th ...
style.
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It is named after the Neguri
Neguri is an affluent district of Getxo, in Biscay, Basque Country. It is traditionally regarded as the residence of the prosperous Basque industrial bourgeoisie. Its name, coined in the 19th century, means ''Winter Town'' in Basque language.
...
neighborhood of Getxo
Getxo () is a town located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in Spain.
It is part of Greater Bilbao, and has 77,946 inhabitants (2019). Getxo is mostly an affluent residential area, as well as being the ...
, in the Basque Country of Spain. It is the 13th tallest building in Spain.
See also
*Skyscraper design and construction
The design and construction of skyscrapers involves creating safe, habitable spaces in very high buildings. The buildings must support their weight, resist wind and earthquakes, and protect occupants from fire. Yet they must also be convenientl ...
*List of tallest buildings in Spain
This is a list of the tallest buildings in Spain. Since 2008 the tallest building in Spain has been the tall Torre de Cristal in Madrid. In recent years the number of skyscrapers in Spain has significantly grown, out of the buildings in this lis ...
References
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2002 establishments in Spain
Residential skyscrapers in Spain
Residential buildings completed in 2002
Buildings and structures in Benidorm