Madrid

Population : (2005) 3,228,359

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. Residents are called Madrileños.

The city is located on the river Manzanares in the center of the country, between the autonomous communities of Castile and León and Castile-La Mancha. Due to its economic output, standard of living, and market size, Madrid is considered the major financial center of the Iberian Peninsula; it hosts the head offices of the vast majority of the major Spanish companies, as well as the headquarters of three of the world's 100 largest companies. As the capital city of Spain, seat of government, and residence of the Spanish monarch, Madrid is also the political center of Spain. The current mayor is Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, of the conservative Partido Popular.

As the capital of Spain, Madrid is a city of great cultural and political importance. While Madrid possesses a modern infrastructure, it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighborhoods and streets. Its landmarks include the huge Royal Palace of Madrid; the Teatro Real (Royal theatre) with its restored 1850 Opera House; the Buen Retiro park, founded in 1631; the imposing 19th-century National Library building (founded in 1712) containing some of Spain's historical archives; an archaeological museum of international reputation; and three superb art museums: Prado Museum, which hosts one of the finest art collections in the world, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, a museum of modern art, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, housed in the renovated Villahermosa Palace.

The population of the city was 3.2 million (December 2005), while the estimated urban area population was 5.1 million. The entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area (urban area and suburbs) is calculated to be 5.84 million. The city spans a total of 607km² (234 sq mi).

Following the restoration of democracy in 1975 and Spain's integration into the European Union, Madrid has played an increasing role in European finances, marking the city as one of the most important European metropolises. Yet each district (or barrio in Spanish) still preserves its own feel.

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5.5/10

its ok...5/10

8.5/10

Madrid is really beautiful and has several nice tower and many others U/C.

Here some pics.

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Here you'll find more photos and projects. (http://usuarios.lycos.es/rascacielos/madrid.htm)

The city has some very nice architecture, too bad the skyline has a lot of big gaps. 6.5/10 now... most likely the skyline will look MUCH better when all of the projects going on are completed.

I love this city. Ok the skyline isnt the best so i awared it 8.5. but only because if anyone visits that city you will fall in love with it. It clean and alive. If this site was down to the cit itself then madrid would get an easy 10. The food the ppl the night life. The monuments are so beautiful. Plaza Mayor is gorgeous!!!
My dream is now to live there in 3-4 years ! If you havent been there yet.. LEAVE tomoro!!!

the city is beautiful but the skyline is mediocre 6/10

6.5/10

6.5/10

9/10 ;)

Madrid looks OK :cool: But skyline is not very impressive for the city of that size... :|
7/10 is enough

....bahh 7.5

That white one one of the best boxes I have every seen
The rest of the city has a few towers of note
But nothing much compared to some of the skylines on here
so low vote of 5

7/10 ... Its pretty good. But needs some buildings that really stands out, but luckily it will soon get some. :)

7/10

7.5/10

Lots of buildings, but, not necessarily nice ones. But, then, there are also interesting and beautifully architectured buildings, I give it a 7/10

I know our skyline isn't the best but just look at some of the urban photos i've put in here. Madrid doesn't have big 300m blocks but a lot of small, old skyscrapers. The Telefonica building was built in 1918 and was one of the first skyscrapers to be built in the whole of Europe.


Palacio de Telecomunicaciones:
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This is one of my favourite urban sights in the world. The Gran Via and the Alcala street meeting at the Metropolis building. This is seen from the Puerta de Alcala.

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Puerta de Alcala
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Edificio Metropolis
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Telefonica building (Gran Via)

http://www.cba.uri.edu/Faculty/jarrett/Madrid/m25.jpg
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Just wait because 2 towers of 250 m and another 2 of 215m are on their way...they also bring with them a cluster of 15 skyscrapers which are to be built in the next 10.15 years or so and that could easily surpass the 300m barrier and even reach 400m who knows???. Also their are a small group of not approved projects which include a 220m tower and another 50 storey (height unkown but to be between 200-250m).
Just for know the "madrileños" can be proud of living in one of the most lifefull, amusing and complete cities in Europe and one of the few which never sleeps (traffic jams can be seen at 3 or 4 am in the morning in the Gran Via and some streets have more people during the night than in daytime.)
So...it's just a matter of time :D

Madrid looks like a beautiful city with stunning old architecture and alot of towers....I'll give it an 8!

6/10. Seems boxy.

7/10

8

Beautiful Madre Patria

I love every single bit of this city! It's beautiful, fun, friendly, open-minded (for Spanish and Southern European standards :D ), and just a great place! The skyline will be simply amazing when some of the projects for this city get completed. 9.5/10

Pretty good...7.5/10

generally, the architecture is ok. on buildings it isnt the same. mostly mediocre boxes. enough to have decent skyline. city=15/10. skyline=6.5/10

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Pretty nice , hopefully we'll see the skyline grow very soon.

thnx for the pics. God how i miss madrid. Hopefully it wont be long before im back there.....

well it's a big city! But for me the skyline is not very attractive...

7.5

8/10 i like madrid it has very good architecture

great architecture, awesome streetscape but skyline too small

7.5/10

Muac muac my city is nice!!!!

los edificios de Madrid son muy buenos, pero el skyline no es muy denso, 7.5/10

The skyline with the mountains and the snow its great. I gave it an 8. Thanx for the photographs. In five years you'll see an 11/10 skyline... lol

Madrid's skyline is not the greatest (8/10), but who cares, this is a city ment to be admired closely. It's only too vibrant and personal. It's a city to be experienced.

However, if anyone is still concerned with Madrid's skyline, it does have great density and lots of green... so it sort of makes up for the lack of really tall skyscrapers and a waterfront (something that can always make an effect).

But really, if you are in Madrid, go to bars, walk a lot, try to mingle with the locals, and forget about its skyline. It has so much better things.

Madrid looks like American cities especially at this photo
http://www.photoways.com/photos/0/4/040087/zoom/421040087.jpg
and Madrid has great future. Those towers looks very nice
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so 8,5/10

6.5/10

Nice skyline, but needs some taller buildings. I give it a 7.5/10. :okay:

Nice city, and nice skyline. Castellana street is impresionant. 8/10

The best city in the world. People is great!!.
We'll have 4 250 tall in a few months.

City is beautiful 9/10, but skyline is nothing special 6/10.

6/10 because of a bad skyline but in the future it will be better

When I went to live there, I think that it was a city like other European city, but I felt in love with this city. It Skyline isn't good, but the city is fantastic. I think the Madrid Arena will give it a great skyline.

--------------------------------------------Kanji, aho bajo

The skyline..6.0
The city..9.0
Average: 7.5

Not a very good skyline for its population. 6/10

a very different skyline....refreshing. 8

7/10

Soy madrileño, y reconozco que nuestro skyline es un poco cutre, y que cuando se construyeron los rascacielos no se pensó en crear un skyline, pero tengo que reconocer que desde la A-6 el eje de la castellana se ve precioso... Un 7 estará bien.

I come frome Madrid and i think that our skyline is not very good, and when skyscrapers were built we didnt thought in the future skyline, but well, we have a great city.

7/10.

Saludos!!

Madrid looks OK. But the skyline is nothing spacial. 7/10.

8.5/10

Madrid's skyscrapers aren't as big as those of Frankfurt or London but they are still nice buildings. Actually some of them look beautiful, specially at night, such as the Picasso (white striped) tower or the Telefónica building.

8.5/10

8/10

Madrid has a pretty nice skyline :)

7.5/10

"Madrid's skyscrapers aren't as big as those of Frankfurt or London"


Who said that don't have idea. The new skyscrapers of Madrid are better than anyother from London or Frankfurt. Both cities has 1 or 2 very tall and a lot that are mediocre. Madrid will have 4 of 250m.

Some pictures of the Madrid skyline:

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10/10- 1 of the most amazing cities and that is why i'll live there when i finish college.

amazing 8.5

8/10

7.5/10 now, 9/10 in two years :D

amazing and stlylish city with a pretty architecture and a friendly people and a impressive skyline for 2007

I've been there and i think it's an absolutely great city. Very nice architecture, infrastructure and life quality. The skyline may not be AMAZING, but it's quite interesting in it's own way. 9.5/10 for the city itself, but as the grade is for the skyline I'll only give it a 6.5.

Although Puerta de Europa is quirky, Madrid's skyline is nothing special. Other than that, it's a great city full of history. I love walking along Paseo de Recoletos.

Photos don't do justice to Madrid, or its skyline. Sure, we are not discussing La Defense (Paris), but seeing the area where the towers are with your own two eyes makes a HUGE difference. Madrid has some of the nicest towers, in my opinion :okay: As for the city, as a whole, Madrid is a truly great place to visit and live. Very underrated, I think. It is a neat city, especially considering its size. Madrid can do even better in terms of skyline, but the street-level experience is outstanding. One of the finest cities in the world; looking forward to visiting again.

Good 7/10

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there´s no a good skyline but its well 7.0/10

8.5/10

10/10 :cheer:

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Nothing special. 6/10

5/10

10/10

madrid is a really nice city, I sure you!!!

10/10 one of my favourite cities in Europe

City: 9/10
:)
Skyline: 8/10
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I want to thank anybody who has done any of the pics. I remember Mdet04, Carretero, Pedrillo and probably I´m forgetting somebody´s name, sorry for it.

For skyline 7/10

6/10

Who cares bout skyline? Madrid is Great! 10/10

^^ We are rating skylines here, not cities. Anyway I agree with you.

6.5/10

Poor skyline, nice scenery.

Skyline: 5/10

7/10

6/10.

6/10

Its skyline deserves no more then 3/10.From an airplane it only looks like an over-grown village,in the middle of no-where.One of the worst planned cities in Europe.It has a couple of impressive streets at ground level.
Madrid is only known by some people around the world for its people.Not for the city itself.

Its skyline deserves no more then 3/10.From an airplane it only looks like an over-grown village,in the middle of no-where.One of the worst planned cities in Europe.It has a couple of impressive streets at ground level.
Madrid is only known by some people around the world for its people.Not for the city itself.


You are the one who must be lost in the middle of no where for making these kind of silly comments, get a map, travel around open your mind and change your glasses...

Its skyline deserves no more then 3/10.From an airplane it only looks like an over-grown village,in the middle of no-where.One of the worst planned cities in Europe.It has a couple of impressive streets at ground level.
Madrid is only known by some people around the world for its people.Not for the city itself.
:llama:

You are the one who must be lost in the middle of no where for making these kind of silly comments, get a map, travel around open your mind and change your glasses...


Most non-Spaniards tend to have this view.So stop being so biased and stop listening to the bulldust that rtve dishes out to brainwash you people.Any way it's my opinion.So respect it.I've yet to see Madrid come out on top of a skyline contest.Or beauty contest for that matter.No where near it actually.

:llama:

Your name says it all. :runaway:

I think someone, based on #95, is behaving like an ass more than me.

;)

Most non-Spaniards tend to have this view.So stop being so biased and stop listening to the bulldust that rtve dishes out to brainwash you people.Any way it's my opinion.So respect it.I've yet to see Madrid come out on top of a skyline contest.Or beauty contest for that matter.No where near it actually.
You can dislike a city, fine. No need to be so rude. Chances are I probably would not like whatever hellhole you live in. :D

I think someone, based on #95, is behaving like an ass more than me.

;)


You can dislike a city, fine. No need to be so rude. Chances are I probably would not like whatever hellhole you live in. :D

Ouuuuuuuuuuuuch.
Whose rude???????????Why make a bullshit judgement without knowing.The hellhole i live in has been many a time voted the worlds most liveable city.So if i live in a hellhole. Then i how shall we describe your city of residence.cheers:

Besides.I only gave an opinion on its skyline.I rather like Madrid in many other spheres.It's people are generally wonderfully friendly.

Ouuuuuuuuuuuuch.
Whose rude???????????Why make a bullshit judgement without knowing.The hellhole i live in has been many a time voted the worlds most liveable city.So if i live in a hellhole. Then i how shall we describe your city of residence.cheers:
1) Hence the :D

2) I don't know, hence the "probably." ;)

And I personally don't suscribe to it, but some people (arrogantly) call my city the capital of the world. Using their and your logic, my city then craps all over yours. :D

Luckily for you, I don't. :lol:

As a skyline, Madrid will only enter big once the ARENA is completed. But in terms of a city, one of the most dynamic in the world. And I love it, and have fallen in love with it everytime I have been there. :drool:

1) Hence the :D

2) I don't know, hence the "probably." ;)

And I personally don't suscribe to it, but some people (arrogantly) call my city the capital of the world. Using their and your logic, my city then craps all over yours. :D

Luckily for you, I don't. :lol:

As a skyline, Madrid will only enter big once the ARENA is completed. But in terms of a city, one of the most dynamic in the world. And I love it, and have fallen in love with it everytime I have been there. :drool:

Gotta say.I do love New York.And can see why many people would call it the capital of the world.As it is so huuuuuuuuuuuge and impressive.And in certain spheres i do love Madrid.And must say that it is a very dynamic city.In fact it gives me the impression of being even more dynamic then the self proclaimed city that never sleeps.The big apple. ;)
In that sense Madrid can well and truly proclaim to being a world class city :cheers:

6/10

Madrid is great !

Yo vivo en Madrid, y me parece una ciudad preciosa aunque el skyline es muy pequeño y se reduce al barrio de AZCA.
El Paseo de la Castellana y es muy bonito y tiene una arquitectura muy actual :cool:
Yo me quedo con las Torres Kio / \

I live in Madrid, and it seems to me a precious city although skyline is very small and it is reduced to the AZCA district.
The Castellana Street and is very pretty and has a very present architecture :cool:
I remain with the Kio Towers / \

SKYLINE - 6/10
CITY - 10/10 :yes:

6/10

I live in Madrid, and our skyline is not impressive... yet ;)
But some photos are very nice

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/8775/panoramica21iv.jpg

8/10

^^ Great Photo!

Underrated skyline imho, 8/10

I love the sideways twins.

I love the old side of Madrid. That one has its own distinct charm.

My favourite spot in Madrid is Plaza de Espana, the entry to Gran Via, Torre Madrid, Torre Espana and the way to Palacio Real and Casa de Campo. It's one of my favourite urban places in the world, and Gran Via one of the most dynamic streets in Europe.

Alright! go Madrid!

10/10

7/10

City: 10 / Skyline: 6 = 8 points..!

i really like the city....9 points i´d say.
but for the skyline only 5.

City: 9 (with new residentials)
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Skyline: 6 (with Madrid Arena)
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I love Madrid. :)

8/10
good

6,5/10

Very cool city but very ugly natural environment -too desertic-. That snowy mountains are 40 kms far and all vegetation you can see is dry grass and bushes. Its marvellous central districts deserve at least 8/10

10/10

8/10

10 /10

8.5/10

A pretty good skyline for a country that wants apes to have the same rights as humans.

nice.7.5/10

A pretty good skyline for a country that wants apes to have the same rights as humans.

Do you mind explaining that? :?

Do you mind explaining that? :?

www.brusselsjournal.com/node/1031

A pretty good skyline for a country that wants apes to have the same rights as humans.

USA = a great country (believe me I think so) but which has not given same rights to Middle Eastern people as Yellowstones bears :)

8/10

8/10
lots of nice buildings, if you fill in the gaps its a top 3 skyline in europe

I,ve been in this wonderful city and i really love it there. Nice buildings, squares and good friendly people.
skyline ... okay, i give 7/10 (bonus for the 4 torres they're building now;)

muy bien!

So far it is a 6/10, but in 2008 it'll be an 8 :)

How can I give less than 10 to one of my favourite cities? No how!
10/10 of course.:cheers:

4/10

8.5/10

More Pictures!

Daré Madrid una calificación 7.5/10 :)

Our mayor Gallardón looking the future skyline of the city (2015-2020)
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Hahaha nice Zazo, more or less it'll be like that :)

madrid looks much better with the *** arena towers 8.5/10

Madrid is one of the great cities of the world IMO. 9/10

skyline Madrid:
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8.5/10 good...

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10/10 Such an awesome city, it really screams 'Spain' more so than Barcelona.

Though when driving to toledo I saw miles of ugly ass 5 story apartment blocks which were all a gross teracotta colour, nasty. Forget that though.

Though when driving to toledo I saw miles of ugly ass 5 story apartment blocks which were all a gross teracotta colour, nasty. Forget that though.

The suburbs in all the cities are ugly.... :(

skyline 7/10

the city 15/10 :D

7.5 for skyline
getting a lot shinier, along with a good mix of old architecture too

Wonderful! I gave it 9.0!

Foto of Xuser:
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9730/skylinewebzx4.jpg

Foto of Rafa Diez:

http://www.ojodigital.com/foro/attachment.php?attachmentid=8047&stc=1&d=1186381923

There are 2 new towers, 45 floors, aproved.
Other tower with 32 floors aproved.

& other proyects proposed!
:)

Foto of Xuser:
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Foto of Rafa Diez:

http://www.ojodigital.com/foro/attachment.php?attachmentid=8047&stc=1&d=1186381923

:drool: :drool: :drool:

8,5/10

Nice city - rate it 9/10 !

Fuuture skyline of Madrid 2009:

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Fuuture skyline of Madrid 2009:



No hay manera de meter Valdecarros y Legazpi...?

The skyline in 1990' years.

i love Madrid!! the new CBD will really significantly change the look of the city in the near future!

the buildings 4
the people 9
the citylife 9
the rest 9
so 8

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Hmm.... i never been to madrid, i rate base on the photos provided in here...

8/10

More or less a whole bunch of midrises with one or two tall buildings all isolated..

Nice city though

5.5/10

7. dig those leaning buildings

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I like that building, looks nice

5/10 it's ok.

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Flipad un poco :D

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7/10

doesnt look like it has a define skyline but it is incresinly growing so 7/10

looks awesome in the last pics posted.

7.5/10

A picture by Borja, not a very good skyline, but it's still improving :)

Una fotillo de hace ya un tiempo del skyline:

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Another one by Coyote ;)

con un poco de neblina mañanera desde el PL del Manzanares

http://www.espinillo.org/barrio/feb08/urbanismo/ctbap.jpg

Our mayor Gallardón looking the future skyline of the city (2015-2020)
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LOL... I belive that is Dubai... :lol:

I hope it will not turn out like that. :bash:

Will he still be mayor in 7-12 years down the road????

8/10:)

7/10

9/10

omg i love madrid been there twice i so want to go back soon

7/10

Hey I went to Madrid in May! 7/10!

This four scyscrapers don't fit with the rest of the city very well...
OK, for today 7,5/10. But Madrid is a wonderful place anyway!

10/10:banana:

#1 of Spain- no doubt 8/10 (but I rate Barca also 8/10)

7/10

City more beautiful.

/ Lille, France : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=23152282#post23152282

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8/10

http://i38.tinypic.com/15rbj82.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/2h3rd5f.jpg

10/10 :cheers:

http://i38.tinypic.com/15rbj82.jpg


This skyline 10/10!!!

8/10... fantastic city.

9/10 :cheers:

8/10 :)

Definitely a 10

08

Now, 8/10. But with the approved Chamartin Operation, possibly in the future 10/10, sure.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/3161954648_e2ea832082_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/3161118137_2c3e1fe2d8_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/3161116503_b581075b0b_o.jpg

:)

10/10

pics from difenet threads:

Met:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/Madrid125.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/Madrid127.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Jaume/Madrid250.jpg


http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8204/mordor2yb0.jpg

atolm2:
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1417/img5123em2.jpg

the skyline:
http://www.telemadrid.es/contenidos/html/galeria_tiempo/fotos/nieve09/1301_paracuellos.jpg

legumbre:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/3161116503_b581075b0b_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/3161118137_2c3e1fe2d8_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/3161954648_e2ea832082_o.jpg

10/10 I love those towers! :nuts:

spectacular madrid! 8/10 :okay:

always 10!!!!

The skyline:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3342/3281756973_e5d50375a1_b.jpg

Click here (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3342/3281756973_27c38370b0_o.jpg) to see it on original size

^^ other by the same author:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3506/3285485374_9338e53944_b.jpg

The skyline of the 1930 years:

by juanjo:
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/4443/atocha00.jpg

and the skyline of the XIX century:

By Goya :)
http://i43.tinypic.com/syv6sn.jpg

By Juanjo:
http://i42.tinypic.com/16aa6w5.jpg

and some pics of the new towers:
by ahurora:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3350/3219188747_939c2985da_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3448/3219170787_506baf0559_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3393/3234415663_faf0d19dd3_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/239/3264699562_3f94f38daf_b.jpg

Really great pictures, but Madrid needs more towers around these four skyscrapers. Perhaps with the OPCH, in 5-10 years, Madrid will have a very good skyline, better than other european cities like Frankfurt or Paris...

9/10:cheers: I love Madrid:)

other pic by lau:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/kiko5/P1010349.jpg

7/10

legumbre:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/3161116503_b581075b0b_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/3161118137_2c3e1fe2d8_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/3161954648_e2ea832082_o.jpg

:O :)

^^ those pics are really amazing

impressive city 9/10 :okay:

those unique buildings did it

8.5

10/10

Great city, barely a skyline to speak of though. 4 towers and 2 small ones? They're nice, but we're really talking about the size and scale of some condo developments around the world. A good start. 5/10

a pic by caorca from flickr:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/3168244778_e1c5e7b32c_b.jpg

A beautiful pic from this building:
http://www.aec.es/congresos/congresos/desarrollosost2009/images/cba_arq_01.jpg

Esta foto de Obidos, ya impresionante, lo sería todavía más de noche con todas las luces.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c183/madridgeneral1/IMGP0006.jpg

Nothing Special 6/10

the new four towers:
Preciosas fotos de Danny desde La Morelaja.


http://www.urbanity.biz/albums/pics/danny_ctba_moraleja.jpg

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn53/dgarridosan/_MG_0749.jpg

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn53/dgarridosan/_MG_0751.jpg


Muchas gracias.

8.5/10

WOOW, the new towers are great!
9

9/10 :okay:

6.5/10
4 nice skyscrapers does not make a skyline.
Nice city btw.

The skyline:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3342/3281756973_e5d50375a1_b.jpg

..^^ these
"Torre España" 232m , telecommunication tower of the city. It is popularly known as "el piruli"

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmtL5HK0T2M/R_bV2nssn6I/AAAAAAAAAMw/-o5KSWIwGFw/s400/Iluminaci%C3%B3n+especial+del+Pirul%C3%AD.+28+-+10+-+2006+%2828%29.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmtL5HK0T2M/R_bV2nssn7I/AAAAAAAAAM4/YRtphq6X7Ck/s400/Iluminaci%C3%B3n+especial+del+Pirul%C3%AD.+28+-+10+-+2006+%287%29.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmtL5HK0T2M/R_bV2nssn8I/AAAAAAAAANA/sb20W5IGhq4/s400/Iluminaci%C3%B3n+especial+del+Pirul%C3%AD.+28+-+10+-+2006+%282%29.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/2hdadz9.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/4trjhi.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1633/piruli4zy.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Torrespana-Tower-Madrid.jpg/322px-Torrespana-Tower-Madrid.jpg

6.5/10
4 nice skyscrapers does not make a skyline.
Nice city btw.

Madrid has not an amazing skyline but you can't say we have just 4 towers! ;)


legumbre:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/3161116503_b581075b0b_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/3161118137_2c3e1fe2d8_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/3161954648_e2ea832082_o.jpg

We have 16 +100m but we will have at least 24 towers (+100m) in few time, and I'm not counting OPCH, with OPCH Madrid will had a really amazing skyline!
PD: Sorry my bad english :D

7.5/10

8,5/10

8. Good. Regards.

Great towers but poor skyline : far behind Paris, LDN or Frankfurt

Great towers but poor skyline : far behind Paris, LDN or Frankfurt

^^ Certes mais en attendant Madrid a des grattes ciel plus haut que ceux de Paris ou Londres...
^^ True but in the meanwhile the skysrapers from Madrid are higher than those from Paris or London...

Certes mais completement ésseulés , il y a une forte impression de " tombés du ciel ". Et dans une demie décennie les 4 torres seront largement dépassées par paris et ldn. La hauteur ne fait pas la qualité d'une skyline...

10/10

6/10.

Certes mais completement ésseulés , il y a une forte impression de " tombés du ciel ". Et dans une demie décennie les 4 torres seront largement dépassées par paris et ldn. La hauteur ne fait pas la qualité d'une skyline...

^^ Dans ce cas tu reviendras d'ici 5 ans refaire tes comparaisons quelque peu déplacées comme ça on pourra également comparer la Défense avec Hong Kong ou Dubai... :|
Au fait, ces 4 tours ne sont que le début (et pour un début c'est plutôt réussi) d'un projet bien plus ambitieux (OPCH) sans toutefois avoir la prétention de rivaliser avec ta belle capitale ou avec la City de Londres...

A+

6/10

10/10

9/10 I love quatro torres

Madrid night, banner:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3557247920_78cb498597_o.jpg

Near:
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/8149/4042911718e3c28d679do.jpg

With mountains:
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/3279/326411438849ca6a84d6b.jpg

More panoramic:
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/5724/img78391aa.jpg

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7192/img78391bb.jpg

nice buildings

skylines 8/10

up up, pictures for the new page

Madrid night, banner:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3557247920_78cb498597_o.jpg

Near:
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/8149/4042911718e3c28d679do.jpg

With mountains:
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/3279/326411438849ca6a84d6b.jpg

More panoramic:
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/5724/img78391aa.jpg

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7192/img78391bb.jpg

9/10

5.5/10

Huh? Madrid only gets a 5.5, but you give Visby Sweden a 10?? For me, the slightly post-modern quatro torres bump Madrid to 8.5, possibly 9/10.

http://i058.radikal.ru/1001/50/af7fd910bb30.jpg
http://i080.radikal.ru/1001/7b/9232bd30658d.jpg
http://s002.radikal.ru/i198/1001/ef/242522b42840.jpg
http://s16.radikal.ru/i191/1001/8f/7076698e90b3.jpg

http://i033.radikal.ru/1001/cb/a6e8f405f7f6.jpg
http://s001.radikal.ru/i193/1001/8e/cca31d9ac8b9.jpg
http://s004.radikal.ru/i207/1001/11/ae65bb764cb6.jpg

voted 7/10

voted 6.5

10/10 it's a great city!
Madrid night, banner:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3557247920_78cb498597_o.jpg

Near:
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/8149/4042911718e3c28d679do.jpg