Torre Picasso
Designed by Minoru Yamasaki and Madrid's tallest building for nearly two decades, this 43-floor tower still anchors the AZCA financial district on Paseo de la Castellana.
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At 157 metres, Torre Picasso held Madrid's skyline record from its 1988 opening until 2007. The AZCA block surrounding it was planned in 1970 as northern Madrid's modern commercial spine, making the plaza a rare spot where you can read an entire generation of Spanish skyscraper ambition in a single glance.
What to look for
- Pablo Picasso Square immediately at the base of the tower
- The tight cluster of neighboring towers — Torre Europa, Banco de Bilbao Tower, and Torre Titania — visible from the plaza
- The ground-floor lobby entrance; the first basement level below it opens into a commercial area
Located along Paseo de la Castellana within the AZCA complex; the ground-floor lobby and first basement commercial level are accessible without an appointment.
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More to see in Madrid
- BernabéuThe only stadium on earth to host both a UEFA Champions League final and a Copa Libertadores final — and the first in Europe to crown both a World Cup and a Euro.
- Museo del PradoThe Spanish royal collection — 7,600 paintings accumulated over centuries — opened to the public in November 1819 and never looked back.
- Metropolitano StadiumThe pitch that staged the 2019 Champions League final will host another in 2027 — and is shortlisted for the 2030 World Cup.
- Royal Palace of MadridThe original Alcázar burned to the ground on Christmas Eve 1734 — what the Bourbons built in its place is the largest palace in Western Europe.
- Museo Reina SofíaGuernica — Picasso's 1937 painting of wartime devastation — hangs here at full scale, in person.
- Real Academia Española (Royal Spanish Academy)A duke's private library meeting in 1711 grew into the institution that still rules what counts as correct Spanish — for Spain and 22 other Spanish-speaking nations.