Attraction 11 / 21
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Paseo de la Castellana
Subway
Nuevos Ministerios (M6, M10), Lima (M10)
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AZCA,
Madrid's modern business center is a district located
along Madrid's large avenue Paseo de la Castellana,
north of the city center.
A New Business District

Madrid's Manhattan
Dubbed 'Madrid's Manhattan', AZCA features
a cluster of modern skyscrapers.
The
tallest one is the Torre Picasso, a
157m / 516ft tower built in 1989. At the time of construction,
it was the tallest tower in Spain. The sleek white building
was designed by Minoru Yamasaki, who also designed the
now destroyed WTC Towers
in New York.
Torre Picasso
Torre Europa
South of the Picasso Tower is the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya
Argentaria or BBVA building. The rust-colored
tower with rounded corners was built in 1980 by
the Spanish architect Francisco Javier Saenz de Oiza.
North of the Picasso Tower, near the Plaza de Lima, is the 30 story Torre Europa. The 121m round glass structure with external concrete columns was built between 1975 and 1985. On May 1, 2002 a car bomb with 20kg of explosives was set off in front of the Torre Europa, injuring 16 people and damaging the external
of the building.
North of the Picasso Tower, near the Plaza de Lima, is the 30 story Torre Europa. The 121m round glass structure with external concrete columns was built between 1975 and 1985. On May 1, 2002 a car bomb with 20kg of explosives was set off in front of the Torre Europa, injuring 16 people and damaging the external
Bernabeu Stadium
Bernabéu Stadium
On the other side of the Castellana avenue is probably
the most famous of all buildings in AZCA: the Santiago
Bernabéu Stadium. The home of Real Madrid
- one of Europe's most successful football teams - was
originally constructed in 1947. It was expanded several
times and currently has a seating capacity of 80,000.
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- Next: Plaza de Cibeles



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