The urban development of Madrid Nuevo Norte, formerly Operation Chamartín, is one of the most ambitious currently planned in Europe.
The intervention approved last summer exceeds 3 million m2 of surface and extends more than 5 kilometers long in the north-south direction, from the surroundings of Plaza de Castilla to the proximity of Mount El Pardo. And, in addition to houses, green areas and commercial spaces, it includes the construction of several towers and one of them could reach 330 meters high, including the antennas.
According to the website of the developer Distrito Castellana Norte, there are little more than 100 skyscrapers in the world that exceed 300 meters in height. Although most are located in Asia, they are also located in the US and Russia. Within the European Union, the current reference is The shard, a tower located in London’s financial district of 309.7 meters highIt won’t hold the title for long, though.
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In the capital of Poland, the famous architecture studio led by Norman Foster is building Varso, a skyscraper that will be 230 meters high and a gigantic antenna that will raise its total height to 310 meters. Another titanic project that is planned is Bestseller Tower, a 320-meter skyscraper in Jutland (Denmark) that could be inaugurated in 2023.
Bestseller Tower / Dorte Mandrup
Therefore, and if the forecasts are met, the tower to be built in this development in Madrid will become the tallest in the European Union, always including the ‘antenna factor’, and will exceed the current skyscrapers located by almost 100 meters to the north of the city.
Now, European skyscrapers are still far behind their Asian counterparts. Since 10 years ago, Burj Khalifa Dubai has the honor of being the tallest building on the planet, with a height of over 800 meters. However, throughout this year it will be ready Dubai Creek Tower, a tower designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava that, with more than 1,300 meters, will become the world reference. It will be one kilometer higher than the one projected in Madrid.
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