Torre Europa
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The Torre Europa is a skyscraper
located in the AZCA
complex in Madrid
, Spain
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It is 121 metres high and has 30 floors.
Completed in 1985, it was designed by Miguel Oriol e Ybarra and built by Necso
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The separatist group ETA threatened to destroy the building on 1 May 2002 with 20 kg of high explosive.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
located in the AZCA
AZCA
Acronym for Asociación Mixta de Compensación de la Manzana A de la Zona Comercial de la Avenida del Generalísimo , in Madrid, Spain....
complex in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain
Spain
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Completed in 1985, it was designed by Miguel Oriol e Ybarra and built by Necso
Acciona
Acciona, S.A., is a Spanish conglomerate group dedicated to civil engineering, construction and infrastructure.The company was founded in 1997 through the merger of Entrecanales y Tavora and Cubiertas y MZOV. The company's headquarters is in Alcobendas, Community of Madrid, Spain. The company's U.S...
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The separatist group ETA threatened to destroy the building on 1 May 2002 with 20 kg of high explosive.