Torre Mapfre is a
skyscraper
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in the
Port Olímpic (Olympic Port), the maritime neighborhood of the Old City of
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
in
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 ...
. It is named after its owner,
Mapfre
Mapfre, S.A. (, officially typeset MAPFRE) is a Spanish multinational insurance company, based in Majadahonda, Madrid. The name comes from the old mutual origin of the company (''Mutualidad de la Agrupación de Propietarios de Fincas Rústicas ...
, an
insurance
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company.
Also present in the tower are: Haufe Group,
Kantox,
ExoClick
ExoClick is a Barcelona-based online advertising company, which provides online advertising services to both advertisers and publishers all over the world via web, mobile, tablet and smart TV. ExoClick's customers include advertisers, advertising ...
,
Dorlet,
Europerfil,
Madrid Leasing (CAJA MADRID),
Condal Grues,
URSSA (
Mondragón Corporation),
Flex Multimedia Advertising SL (Flex Multimedia Group LTD),
Kofax
Kofax Inc. is an Irvine, California-based intelligent automation software provider. Founded in 1985, the company's software allows businesses to automate and improve business workflows by simplifying the handling of data and documents.
Since 20 ...
,
Oriol Bohigues
Oriol () is a Catalan name, which can be found as a given name or a surname. It derives from the Latin word ''aureus'' (golden). It was originally just a surname, but started to be used as a given name in honour of Saint Joseph Oriol. It may refer ...
,
Necso,
Uniland Cementera S.A,
Cementos Portland Valderrivas,
Zardoya Otis,
Texsa S.A,
Oliver Wyman
Oliver Wyman is an American management consulting firm. Founded in New York City in 1984 by former Booz Allen Hamilton partners Alex Oliver and Bill Wyman, the firm has more than 60 offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pa ...
,
Criteo
Criteo is an advertising company that provides online display advertisements. The company was founded and is headquartered in Paris, France.
History
Criteo was founded in Paris, France, in 2005 by Jean-Baptiste Rudelle, Franck Le Ouay and Romain ...
.
This tower holds the title for highest
helipad
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While helicopters and powered lift aircraft are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked hard s ...
in Spain at above ground.
Unlike its twin,
Hotel Arts
The Hotel Arts is a 44-storey, 483 room luxury hotel on the seafront of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is operated by Ritz-Carlton.
History
Contrary to popular belief, it was not built to service the 1992 Summer Olympics, though its constr ...
, this tower is a mixed use tower.
See also
*
List of skyscrapers in Spain
*
Torre Agbar ''Torre'' (plurals ''torri'' and ''torres'') means ''tower'' in seven Romance languages (Portuguese language, Portuguese, Spanish language, Spanish, Galician language, Galician, Catalan language, Catalan, Italian language, Italian, Occitan language, ...
, third-tallest building in Barcelona
References
External links
Building data provided by Emporis
Skyscraper office buildings in Barcelona
Office buildings completed in 1992
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