Torrespaña

Also known as The Pirulí

Torrespaña () is a high reinforced concrete freestanding broadcasting tower in Madrid, Spain. It is the central and main transmission node of the terrestrial television and radio networks in the country as well as the station that covers the city and its metropolitan area. National and regional television channels and radio stations broadcast from there. The tower, currently owned by Cellnex, is located in a depression at the Salamanca district near the M30 highway.

Key facts

Building.name: Torrespaña
Building.alternate_names: El Pirulí
Building.status: Complete
Building.image: Torrespaña Según la perspectiva.jpg
Building.location: Madrid, Spain
Building.construction_start_date: 17 February 1981
Building.inauguration_date: 7 June 1982
Building.architect: Emilio Fernández Martínez de Velasco
Building.owner: Cellnex
Building.cost: 350 million ₧
Building.building_type: Broadcast tower
Building.elevator_count: 1
Building.main_contractor: DragadosAgroman

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: television tower
Country: Spain
Located in: Madrid
Area: 1945
Owned by: Abertis
Material used: concrete
Image: Madrid - Torrespaña 4.JPG
Height: 231

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Commons category: Torrespaña
number of elevators: 1
architectural style: modern architecture
inception: 1982-01-01
date of official opening: 1982-06-07

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Torrespaña is also the name of the television production center at the foot of the tower where the central news services of Televisión Española (TVE) are located. Both facilities were built jointly by Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) on the occasion of the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

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