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Torres de Santa Cruz

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The complex consists of twin towers of 41,753 square metres (449,430 square feet)—of which 9,613 m (103,470 sq ft) are below ground, and 32,140 m (346,000 sq ft) above ground. One peculiarity is that these buildings were not built at once. Although they are twin towers,
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in November 2005, the plates of Tower I (Tower II was still in construction) fell to the street due to strong gusts of wind (they reached up to 140 km/h on the coast). This motivated that Tower II was, during its construction, directly covered by a system of plates of stainless steel with an
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in the Canary Islands, and the tallest residential building in Spain until 2010 (currently occupies third place in the latter category). The Torres de Santa Cruz are also the tallest twin towers in Spain. The towers are considered, together with the nearby
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anchorage more reinforced than before and with a fixation much more resistant. Subsequently, a similar cover was installed on the facade of Tower I, which had suffered the force of the hurricane.
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The original steel plates that were to be used for the cladding of the buildings had to be replaced by more resistant ones because during the
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of 2019, shot in part in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, there are several panoramic sequences of the city where the Towers of Santa Cruz and the
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The Tower I was completed in 2004 and Tower II in 2006, although the refurbishment work on the site began in 2001. After the
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At the time of its construction, the complex was the eighth-tallest building in Spain, currently the fifteenth-tallest.
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They were the first buildings in the Canary Islands which entered the list of the tallest skyscrapers in Spain.
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Between 2004 and 2010 were the tallest residential building in Spain, currently ranked third in this category.
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They are the tallest skyscrapers in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the Canary Islands.
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The Twin Towers of Santa Cruz are considered a symbol of the city, along with the adjacent
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Así son el tráiler y cartel definitivos de 'Rambo 5', rodada en Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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They are the first buildings in the Canary Islands to boast a pair of large antennae.
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The towers are 120 metres (390 feet) tall, without the antenna, becoming the tallest
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They are the tallest twin towers in Spain (6 metres higher than the
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Las Torres de Santa Cruz, escenario del rodaje de Jack Ryan
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They are the tallest buildings in Spain outside of the
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Las torres de Cabo Llanos van a ser aún más gemelas
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Canary Islands
Spain
Coordinates
28°27′22″N 16°15′20″W / 28.45611°N 16.25556°W / 28.45611; -16.25556
Ferrovial
Candesa
twin towers
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Canary Islands
Spain
Julian Valladares
skyscraper
Auditorio de Tenerife
Ferrovial
Candesa
September 11 attacks

Tropical Storm Delta
Auditorio de Tenerife
Torres Kio
Madrid
Iberian Peninsula
Rambo: Last Blood
Auditorio de Tenerife
Jack Ryan
Tallest residential building in Spain - in spanish

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