List of tallest buildings in Madrid

Since 2009, the tallest building in Madrid (and Spain) has been Torre de Cristal, that dominates the Madrid skyline with 250 m in height. Madrid has two main business centres: Cuatro Torres Business Area and AZCA.

AZCA & CTBA business complexes, where most of the tallest buildings are located

Tallest buildings edit

The list includes buildings (above 70 m (230 ft)) in the city of Madrid and its metropolitan area. An asterisk (*) indicates that the building is still under construction, but has been topped out.

Rank Name Image Height
m (ft)
Floors Year Use
1 Torre de Cristal   250 m (820 ft) 52 2009 Office
2 Torre Cepsa   248.3 m (815 ft) 45 2008 Office
3 Torre PwC   236 m (774 ft) 52 2009 Office, hotel
4 Torre Espacio   230 m (755 ft) 51 2008 Office
5 Caleido   181 m (594 ft) 36 2020 Office
6 Torre Picasso   157 m (515 ft) 46 1988 Office
7 Torre de Madrid   142 m (466 ft) 36 1957 Residential, office
8 Torre Europa   120 m (394 ft) 30 1985 Office
9 Edificio España   117 m (384 ft) 25 1953 Hotel, office
10 Torres de Colón   116 m (381 ft) 23 1976 Office
11= Gate of Europe tower 1   115 m (377 ft) 26 1996 Office
11= Gate of Europe tower 2   115 m (377 ft) 26 1996 Office
13 Castellana 81   110 m (361 ft) 32 1981 Office
14 Torre Titania   104 m (341 ft) 23 2011 Office
15= Skyline Madrid tower 1 100 m (328 ft) 25 2022 Residential
15= Skyline Madrid tower 2 100 m (328 ft) 25 2022 Residential
15= Torre del Complejo Cuzco [1]   100 m (328 ft) 25 1979 Office
18 Torre Castilla [2]   98 m (322 ft) 24 1981 Office
19 Valencia Tower   94 m (308 ft) 30 1973 Residential
20 Hospital Central de la Defensa Gómez Ulla   89 m (292 ft) 22 1972 Hospital
21 Telefónica Building   89 m (292 ft) 14 1929 Office
22 Torre Metropolitana [3]   89 m (292 ft) 24 1978 Office, residential
23 Torre Retiro [4]   89 m (292 ft) 24 1971 Office, residential
24 Torre Mahou   85 m (279 ft) 22 1990 Office
25 Condado de Treviño 2 [5]   84 m (276 ft) 26 1980 Residential
26 Entrerrios Apartments [6] 82 m (269 ft) 25 1973 Residential
27 Puerta de Chamartin [7]   81 m (266 ft) 22 2006 Residential
28 Condado de Treviño 9 [8]   80 m (262 ft) 24 1974 Residential
29 Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas [9]   78 m (256 ft) 19 1978 Office
30 Torre Panorama [10]   75 m (246 ft) 22 2006 Residential
31 Caleruega 18 [11]   74 m (243 ft) 23 1973 Residential
32= Caleruega 50 [12]   73 m (240 ft) 22 1976 Residential
32= Caleruega 51 [13]   73 m (240 ft) 22 1979 Residential
34 Torres Blancas   71 m (233 ft) 21 1968 Residential

Tallest under construction or proposed edit

Under construction edit

Name District Height
m (ft)
Floors Year Use
Torres de Colón (reform) Chamberí 117 m (384 ft) 27 2022 Office
AXA tower 1[1][2] Tetuán ≃100 m (328 ft) 24+attic Residential
AXA tower 2[1][2] Tetuán ≃100 m (328 ft) 24+attic Residential
Méndez Álvaro II[3] Arganzuela 81 m (266 ft) 18 2022 Office
Campus Méndez Álvaro[3] Arganzuela 74 m (243 ft) 17 2022 Office

Proposed edit

Name District Height

m (ft)

Floors Year Use
Fábrica de Clesa Torre I Fuencarral-El Pardo 130 m (430 ft) 32 - Hotel, office
Torre Metropolitan Chamberí 120 m (390 ft) 31 - Residential
Torre Adequa Hortaleza 100 m (330 ft) 25 2022 Office
Fábrica de Clesa Torre II Fuencarral-El Pardo 80 m (260 ft) - - Hotel, office

Timeline of tallest buildings edit

Name Image District Years at tallest Height (m) Height (ft) Floors
Edificio Metrópolis   Centro 1910-1928 45 148 5
Palacio de la Prensa   Centro 1928-1929 58 190 14
Edificio Telefónica   Centro 1929-1953 88 289 14
Edificio España   Centro 1953-1957 117 384 25
Torre de Madrid   Moncloa-Aravaca 1957-1988 142 466 34
Torre Picasso   Tetuán 1988-2007 155 515 43
Torre Espacio   Fuencarral-El Pardo 2007-2008 224 755 56
Torre de Cristal   Fuencarral-El Pardo 2008–present 249 817 50

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