AZCA

AZCA
Mixed Association for Compensation of the A Block of the Commercial Area of Paseo de la Castellana
AZCA
Asociación Mixta de Compensación de la Manzana A de la Zona Comercial del Paseo de la Castellana
AZCA from Paseo de la Castellana.
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
LocationMadrid,
Comunidad de Madrid,
 Spain
Coordinates40°26′57″N 3°41′34″W / 40.44917°N 3.69278°W / 40.44917; -3.69278
Construction startedTorre Windsor: 1975 (†)
Torre del Banco de Bilbao: 1978
Torre Picasso: 1982
Torre Europa: 1985
Torre Mahou: 1987
Torre Titania: 2007
CompletedTorre Windsor: 1979 (†)
Torre del Banco de Bilbao: 1981
Torre Picasso: 1988
Torre Europa: 1985
Torre Mahou: 1990
Torre Titania: 2013
Height
RoofTorre Picasso: 157 m (515 ft)
Torre Europa:121 m (397 ft)
Torre del Banco Bilbao: 107 m (351 ft)
Torre Windsor:106 m (348 ft) (†)
Torre Titania: 104 m (341 ft)
Torre Mahou:85 m (279 ft)
Technical details
Floor countTorre Picasso: 47
Torre Windsor: 32 (†)
Torre del Banco Bilbao: 30
Torre Europa: 30
Torre Mahou: 29
Torre Titania: 22
Design and construction
Architect(s)Torre Windsor (†): Rafael Alemany Indarte, Luis Alemany Indarte, Pedro Casariego, Ignacio Ferrero, Genaro Alas Rodríguez y Manuel del Río Martínez
Torre del Banco de Bilbao: F.J. Sáenz de Oiza
Torre Picasso: Minoru Yamasaki
Torre Europa: Miguel de Oriol e Ybarra
Torre Mahou: Carlos Alberto Arce, Carlos Malibrán y Raúl Eduardo Salata
Torre Titania: Pablo Muñoz y Pedro Vilata

AZCA, an acronym for Asociación Mixta de Compensación de la Manzana A de la Zona Comercial de la Avenida del Generalísimo ("Mixed Association for Compensation of the A Block of the Commercial Area of the Avenue of the Generalisimo", now called the Avenue of Paseo de la Castellana), is a financial district in Madrid, Spain. The business district, which is located on the northern edge of the city centre, serves as one of the two main financial districts of the Madrid metropolitan area.

AZCA View from the Nuevos Ministerios station (to the right, the Torre del Banco Bilbao).
View of Torre Europa from the Square of Lima.
AZCA buildings (Torre Picasso).
AZCA buildings (Torre Mahou).
AZCA buildings (Torre Titania, The most modern building which replaced the Tower Windsor).
The Torre Windsor the morning of February 13, 2005. Its remains were demolished and in its place today edifies the Torre Titania.