Torre Mapfre is a
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Most modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise bui ...
in the
Port Olímpic (Olympic Port), the maritime neighborhood of the Old City of
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
in
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
. It is named after its owner,
Mapfre
Mapfre, S.A. (, officially typeset MAPFRE) is a Spanish multinational insurance company, based in Majadahonda, Madrid. The name comes from the old mutual origin of the company (''Mutualidad de la Agrupación de Propietarios de Fincas Rústica ...
, an
insurance
Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to protect ...
company.
Also present in the tower are: Haufe Group,
Kantox, ExoClick,
Dorlet,
Europerfil,
Madrid Leasing (CAJA MADRID),
Condal Grues,
URSSA (
Mondragón Corporation),
Flex Multimedia Advertising SL (Flex Multimedia Group LTD),
Kofax,
Oriol Bohigues,
Necso,
Uniland Cementera S.A,
Cementos Portland Valderrivas,
Zardoya Otis,
Texsa S.A,
Oliver Wyman,
Criteo.
This tower holds the title for highest
helipad
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While helicopters and powered lift aircraft are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fa ...
in Spain at above ground.
Unlike its twin,
Hotel Arts, this tower is a mixed use tower.
See also
*
List of skyscrapers in Spain
*
Torre Agbar ''Torre'' (plurals ''torri'' and ''torres'') means ''tower'' in seven Romance languages ( Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Catalan, Italian, Occitan and Corsican) and may refer to:
Biology
* Muir-Torre syndrome, the inherited cancer syndrom ...
, third-tallest building in Barcelona
References
External links
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Skyscraper office buildings in Barcelona
Office buildings completed in 1992
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