Edificio España

Edificio España
Edificio España from Plaza de España
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeHotel
LocationPlaza de España 1, Madrid, Spain
Coordinates40°25′27″N 3°42′43″W / 40.42417°N 3.71194°W / 40.42417; -3.71194
Construction started1948
Completed4 October 1953
OwnerRIU Hotels
Height
Roof117 m (384 ft)
Technical details
Floor count25
Lifts/elevators32
Design and construction
Architect(s)Julián Otamendi
Structural engineerJoaquín Otamendi

The Hotel Riu Plaza España is a historic skyscraper, the 8th tallest building in Madrid, Spain. It opened in 1953 as the Edificio España (English: Spain Building), a mixed-use structure containing a hotel, offices, apartments and shops. It is an example of 20th-century Spanish architecture built in the neo-baroque style. The Spanish RIU Hotels chain acquired the building in 2017 and reopened it as a hotel in 2019.