
AZCA & CTBA business complexes, where most of the tallest buildings are located
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.
Tallest buildings
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 | ![]() |
100 m (328 ft) | 25 | 1979 | Office |
18 | Torre Castilla | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
89 m (292 ft) | 24 | 1978 | Office, residential |
23 | Torre Retiro | ![]() |
89 m (292 ft) | 24 | 1971 | Office, residential |
24 | Torre Mahou | ![]() |
85 m (279 ft) | 22 | 1990 | Office |
25 | Condado de Treviño 2 | ![]() |
84 m (276 ft) | 26 | 1980 | Residential |
26 | Entrerrios Apartments | 82 m (269 ft) | 25 | 1973 | Residential | |
27 | Puerta de Chamartin | ![]() |
81 m (266 ft) | 22 | 2006 | Residential |
28 | Condado de Treviño 9 | ![]() |
80 m (262 ft) | 24 | 1974 | Residential |
29 | Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas | ![]() |
78 m (256 ft) | 19 | 1978 | Office |
30 | Torre Panorama | ![]() |
75 m (246 ft) | 22 | 2006 | Residential |
31 | Caleruega 18 | ![]() |
74 m (243 ft) | 23 | 1973 | Residential |
32= | Caleruega 50 | ![]() |
73 m (240 ft) | 22 | 1976 | Residential |
32= | Caleruega 51 | ![]() |
73 m (240 ft) | 22 | 1979 | Residential |
34 | Torres Blancas | ![]() |
71 m (233 ft) | 21 | 1968 | Residential |
Tallest under construction or proposed
Under construction
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
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
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 |
Gallery
- Cuatro Torres Business Area (left) and AZCA (right) from the Edificio Capitol
Sources and external links

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References
- 1 2 AXA proyecta 330 viviendas protegidas en el distrito madrileño de Tetuán (in Spanish)
- 1 2 Comienzan las obras de las segundas torres al final de Marqués de Viana (in Spanish)
- 1 2 Méndez Álvaro Campus (in Spanish)
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