[Victhor]

Puerta de Europa
Madrid, Spain

HEIGHT: 114m
FLOORS: 26
COMPLETION: 1996
ARCHITECT: Philip Johnson and John Burgee


Pics here: both towers: http://www.emporis.com/en/il/pc/?id=101520&aid=23
one tower: http://www.emporis.com/en/il/pc/?id=112022&aid=8
the other: http://www.emporis.com/en/il/pc/?id=112004&aid=8

A beauty pic from google street view:

some pics from flickr!

These towers has been the first leaning skyscrapers ever built, with an inclination of 15º

:banana:

 

[Arkie]

Leaning towers are a gimmick too far for me. OK, but not a 10.

Do you think that people get dizzy looking down at the ground from the upper floors!?

 

[Antony]

They're not too tall, but there's a very nice design, I love the idea of the inclination its so original.

 

[Chibcha2k]

cool ones....more pics please 9/10

 

[RafflesCity]

yes can someone post pics here instead of a link to emporis? As you cant hotlink from them.

 

[Wu-Gambino]

7/10

 

[flex]

i don't like the very much it's special but it looks also boring 6,5/10

 

[andrin]

I give them 8/10

Two more pics taken last year.

Almost from under the towers:

The East tower (Realia):

 

[The Messiah]

Great towers 9.0/10

 

[MSM]

9. One of the most beautiful skyscrapers of the world

 

[SeeMacau]

Great !! I like it

8.5/10

 

[AtlanticaC5]

6.5/10 I don't like them that much

 

[Skylandman]

9 I love those towers, but the square where it´s located has some very ugly parts.

 

[Shafick]

Unicas...se merecen un 10...!!!

:cheers:

 

[james2390]

9/10 Pretty cool. It would be so cool if an Interstate or a large freeway went beneath them.

 

[empersouf]

They are too low! And the name is totally wrong, that's why I don't like it! 6,5/10.

 

[mdet04]

They are too low! And the name is totally wrong, that's why I don't like it! 6,5/10.

If you don't like the name, it's good!!

But it's not wrong, Puerta de Europa we could translate like "Europe Gate" and it's have a sense: in Madrid there are several gates (Alcalá Gate, Toledo Gate...), so from here the idea of a gate; "Europe" because they are at the North of the city and that's the direction of the rest of Europe!!

To me 10/10, it's true that the streets around them they're not very beautiful, but now in front it's going to be open a new park and Calatrava is working in a new project for the square!!

 

[SteelCity32]

what an interesting design. 7/10

 

[Caiman]

Great design, 9/10

 

[Monkey]

Up close they're rather crude, but from a distance they seem much better and make quite a good impact on the skyline; quite attention grabbing.

7.5 overall.