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Edificio España (Madrid) 06
The Hotel Riu Plaza España is a historic skyscraper, the 8th tallest building in Madrid, Spain. It opened in 1953 as the Edificio España (), a mixed-use structure containing a hotel, offices, apartments and shops. It is an example of 20th-century Spanish architecture built in the neo-baroque style. The Spanish RIU Hotels chain acquired the building in 2017 and reopened it as a hotel in 2019. History It was designed by architect Julián Otamendi and his brother in the Neo-baroque style and constructed in 1948 and was completed in 1953. It was a "symbol of prosperity" during the decades of Francisco Franco's Spain. It was the tallest building in Spain, with 25 floors and a height of , until overtaken by the Torre de Madrid (also built by Otamendi) in 1957. The building formerly housed the 360-room Hotel Plaza (later the Crowne Plaza Madrid City Centre), 300 offices, 184 apartments, a shopping center, and a rooftop pool. Its profile, on Plaza de España at the end of the Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza De España (Madrid)
Plaza de España (Square of Spain) may refer to: In Spain * Plaça d'Espanya, Barcelona in Barcelona * Plaça d'Espanya (Palma) in Palma, Mallorca * Plaza de España, Madrid in Madrid * Praza de España (Pontevedra) in Pontevedra * Plaza de España (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) in Santa Cruz de Tenerife * Plaza de España, Seville in Seville * Plaza de España (Cádiz) in Cádiz * Praza de España (A Coruña) in A Coruña * Plaza de España (Las Palmas) in Las Palmas * Plaça d'Espanya (Valencia) in Valencia * Plaza de España (Zaragoza) in Zaragoza Elsewhere in Europe * Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy * Praça de Espanha, Lisbon in Lisbon, Portugal * Piața Spaniei in Bucharest, Romania Outside of Europe * Plaza España (Concepción) in Concepción, Chile * Plaza de España (Santo Domingo) in the Ciudad Colonial (Santo Domingo), Zona Colonial in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic * Plaza de España (Manila) in Manila, the Philippines * Plaza de España (Hagåtña) in Hagåtña, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalian Wanda
Wanda Group (), or the Dalian Wanda Group (), is a Chinese multinational conglomerate founded in Dalian, Liaoning, and headquartered in Beijing. The conglomerate's core businesses are a private property developer and an entertainment company, effectively acting as the owner of Wanda Cinemas and the Hoyts Group line of cinema chains. With investments within mainland China and globally, the Dalian Wanda group has investments across many industries including construction, entertainment, media, industrial manufacturing, financial services, high technology, hospitality, real estate, retail, health care, and sports. It ranked 380th on the ''Fortune'' Global 500 List in 2017. Also in 2017, its assets amounted to 700 billion yuan and an annual revenue of 227.4 billion yuan ($35.29 billion). Wanda Cultural Industry Group is one of China's cultural enterprises, which includes movie theaters as well as sports and film production assets, and contributed 28% or $10.85 billion to overal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telefónica Building
The Telefónica Building, in Spanish ''Edificio Telefónica'', is a skyscraper in Madrid, Spain, which serves as the registered office of the namesake telecommunications company. It is located in Gran Via 28. At the time of construction it was the tallest European skyscraper with 89 m of roof height, until in 1940, when the Terrazza Martini Tower opened in Genoa. History The Telefónica Building was designed by Ignacio de Cárdenas, who conceived it after a previous study of Louis S. Weeks in Manhattan. Even though the building is of American inspiration, Cárdenas touch can be felt in its churrigueresque exterior ornamentation, a nod to Madrid Baroque architecture. Its construction started in 1926 and it was fully completed in March 1929, despite opening its doors officially on 1 January 1930. The workforce was composed of more than 1000 workers and the final cost added up to 32 million pesetas. It became one of the first skyscrapers in Europe. It also held the Madrid h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |