AZCA - details and images
The area is bordered by a complex where dozens of ministries, Ministers Nueva, in the south and the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congregos in the north. Development began in 1969 AZCA neighborhood in an effort to create a new business district outside downtown that had become very crowded.
Called Manhattan Madrid AZCA has a lot of skyscrapers. The highest is the Torre Picasso, a 157 m high tower built in 1989. When he was raised was of the highest building in Spain. Tower project in Madrid belongs to Minoru Yamasaki, the architect who designed the World Trade Center in New York, the twin towers that were destroyed in the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001.
Picasso Tower South of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria added or BBVA building. That has rounded corners of the tower was built in 1980 by Spanish architect Francisco Javier Saenz Oiza. North of Torre Picasso Plaza de Lima and close to Europe Torre added. Rounded glass structure at 121 meters high which has concrete exterior columns was built between 1975 and 1985. On May 1, 2002 a car bomb was placed in front of the tower when he detonated Europe and hurt 16 people and brought the building's exterior damage.
On the other side of the Castellana Avenue is probably the most famous building in AZCA: Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Real Madrid Stadium - one of the most successful soccer teams in Europe - was originally built in 1947. It was extended several times and reached a capacity of 80,000 seats. A tour of the stadium cost 9 euros and can be done daily. Stadium visit closes six hours before the start of the match and after match day except Sunday.
Address: Metro - state of Nueva Ministerial (M6, M10), Lima (M10).
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