The Sevilla Tower ( Spanish : Torre Sevilla ), known until 2015 as the Pelli Tower , is an office skyscraper in Seville , Spain . Its construction started in March 2008 and was completed in 2015. The tower is 180.5 metres (592 ft) tall and has 40 floors . It is an office building, with the entrance to the tower located off Odiel street. The tower is the tallest building in Andalusia and in the city of Seville, and the seventh tallest in Spain . It provides a panoramic view on all Seville.
13-604: The tower is located in La Cartuja , the former zone of the Universal Exposition that took place in Seville between April and October 1992. It is located next to the river in an area being redeveloped since the early 2000s. The tower is flanked by two four story podium buildings also designed by César Pelli . The curved edges of the podium buildings define a plaza that opens on the north and south and narrows at
26-647: A decade. New residential areas and commercial zones have been developed in the neighborhood, and major plans, such as the skyscraper Cajasol Tower , now known as the Sevilla Tower and completed in 2016. 37°23′55″N 6°00′26″W / 37.39861°N 6.00722°W / 37.39861; -6.00722 This article about a location in Andalusia, Spain, is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cajasol Tower The Sevilla Tower ( Spanish : Torre Sevilla ), known until 2015 as
39-658: A number of concert halls and theaters, including the Rocío Jurado auditorium, and the Central Theatre, as well as the amusement park Isla Mágica . Museums in the area include The Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC) in the former Monastery of Santa Maria de las Cuevas also known as the Monastery of the Cartuja. The neighbourhood and city district has been the focus of urbanization plans for at least
52-420: A panoramic view on all Seville. The tower is located in La Cartuja , the former zone of the Universal Exposition that took place in Seville between April and October 1992. It is located next to the river in an area being redeveloped since the early 2000s. The tower is flanked by two four story podium buildings also designed by César Pelli . The curved edges of the podium buildings define a plaza that opens on
65-544: A research and development complex, employing 15,000 persons. The La Cartuja Stadium , University Schools of Engineering and Communications, the musealized Pavilion of Navigation, the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (Andalusian Contemporary Art Center) and the Jardín Americano (American Garden, a public botanic garden) are also located here. Additionally, La Cartuja houses several discothèques, and
78-680: The Pelli Tower , is an office skyscraper in Seville , Spain . Its construction started in March 2008 and was completed in 2015. The tower is 180.5 metres (592 ft) tall and has 40 floors . It is an office building, with the entrance to the tower located off Odiel street. The tower is the tallest building in Andalusia and in the city of Seville, and the seventh tallest in Spain . It provides
91-474: The center, creating a pedestrian-scaled commercial street. The tower notably hosts a 5-star hotel, Eurostars Torre Sevilla, along with various offices. It had been reported that UNESCO was considering putting the Seville's monuments which are classified as World Heritage Sites (the Cathedral , Alcazar and Archivo de Indias ) into the "Threatened List", because of the tower's "negative visual impact" on
104-524: The cloistered monastery (Cartuja) located on the site, the Monasterio de Santa María de las Cuevas , where Cristopher Columbus lived when planning the voyage to the west. The world's fair to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the first Columbian expeditions, the Expo '92 was located here. Before 1992, the island was completely isolated between two Guadalquivir river branches. After the rearrangement of
117-414: The north and south and narrows at the center, creating a pedestrian-scaled commercial street. The tower notably hosts a 5-star hotel, Eurostars Torre Sevilla, along with various offices. It had been reported that UNESCO was considering putting the Seville's monuments which are classified as World Heritage Sites (the Cathedral , Alcazar and Archivo de Indias ) into the "Threatened List", because of
130-668: The old town skyline of Seville. UNESCO went so far as to ask the city to reduce the tower's height, but city officials ignored the requests. The proposal was rejected at the meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Saint Petersburg in 2012 but the meeting regretted that work on the tower had not been suspended, as requested by the Committee at its previous session, and that no discussions or consultations had been undertaken to consider how
143-567: The project could be improved and any possible impact further reduced. 37°23′31″N 6°00′35″W / 37.39194°N 6.00972°W / 37.39194; -6.00972 La Cartuja Isla de la Cartuja ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈis.la ðe la kaɾˈtu.xa] ; lit. ' Island of the Carthusians ' ) is an island in the Guadalquivir River at Seville , Spain. The island's name derives from
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#1732797338017156-613: The river channel system on the occasion of Expo '92 , it was joined to mainland by a wide isthmus in the South with Triana neighbourhood. The former island is connected by notable bridges, such as the Calatrava designed Puente del Alamillo and the Puente de la Barqueta . Among other infrastructures and buildings located on the Isla de la Cartuja, the most important is Cartuja 93 park,
169-500: The tower's "negative visual impact" on the old town skyline of Seville. UNESCO went so far as to ask the city to reduce the tower's height, but city officials ignored the requests. The proposal was rejected at the meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Saint Petersburg in 2012 but the meeting regretted that work on the tower had not been suspended, as requested by the Committee at its previous session, and that no discussions or consultations had been undertaken to consider how
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