Gate of Europe

Philip Johnson

Madrid, Spain · 1996 · Office

Gate of Europe
Paths outward
Location
Madrid, Spain
Year
1996
Typology
Office
Materials
Concrete, Glass, Marble, Metal cladding, Steel
Context
Postmodernism, Modernism
Map
Open location

The Gate of Europe towers, also known as KIO Towers/"Door of Europa", are twin office buildings near the Plaza de Castilla in Madrid, Spain. The towers have a height of 114 m (374 ft) and have 26 floors. They were constructed from 1989 to 1996. The Puerta de Europa is the second tallest twin towers in Spain after the Torres de Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

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