View of the so-called Obelisco de la Caja under construction, at the Plaza de Castilla (square) in Madrid (Spain), from the south-west angle. A monument designed by Santiago Calatrava (b. 1951), donated by Caja Madrid (a savings bank) to the city. At the right, one of the two Puerta de Europa inclined buildings.‹›
Caja Madrid Obelisk

Santiago Calatrava

Exterior · Madrid, Spain · 2009

Photo: Luis García (Zaqarbal) · 2008-12-26 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 2061×2498

View of the so-called Obelisco de la Caja under construction, at the Plaza de Castilla (square) in Madrid (Spain), from the south-west angle. A monument designed by Santiago Calatrava (b. 1951), donated by Caja Madrid (a savings bank) to the city. At the right, one of the two Puerta de Europa inclined buildings.

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