Estudiotel Alicante
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeHotel
Architectural styleModern
LocationAlicante, Spain
Coordinates38°20′40″N 0°29′26″W / 38.3445042°N 0.4904419°W / 38.3445042; -0.4904419
Completed1962
Height
Architectural117 m (384 ft)
Technical details
MaterialConcrete
Floor count35
Design and construction
Architect(s)Francisco Muñoz Llorens
Website
www.estudiotelalicante.es
References
[1][2][3][4]

Estudiotel Alicante (also Riscal) is a skyscraper and hotel in Alicante, Spain.[1] It is located at Poeta Vila y Blanco Street 4 in 03003 postal area[2] near Plaza de los Luceros.[5] It is 117 metres (384 ft) high, with 35 floors.[1][2][6] It is the tallest building in the city, ahead of El Barco in Albufereta at 111 metres (364 ft).[5]

The building was designed by local architect Francisco Muñoz Llorens and completed in 1962.[2][7] Besides its height, the building is also distinguished by the geometrically designed parapets on its south face.[8] It has 78 hotel rooms.[1]

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Estudiotel Alicante". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Estudiotel Alicante". emporis.com. Emporis. Archived from the original on June 12, 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Estudiotel Alicante". skyscraperage.com. SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Estudiotel Alicante". structurae.net. Structurae. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 Lanz, Iñigo (20 January 2020). "Edificio Riscal, una muralla de balcones afilados que trepa al cielo de Alicante". mundiario.com (in Spanish). Mundiario. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  6. ↑ García-Pozuelo, Belén (3 August 2018). "El futuro rascacielos de Madrid dejará pequeño a los demás de toda España". abc.es (in Spanish). ABC. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  7. ↑ Moltó, Ezequiel (28 April 2005). "Francisco Muñoz, maestro de arquitectos en Alicante". elpais.com (in Spanish). El Pais. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Urban et al. 1999, p. 71.

Books

  • Urban, Gaspar Jaén I; Medina, Andrés Martínez; Meyer, Justo Oliva; Ramírez, José Luis Oliver; Pascual, Armando Sempere; Cervera, Joan Calduch (1999). Guía de Arquitectura de la Provincia de Alicante (in Spanish). Alicante: Instituto Alicantino de Cultura Juan Gil-Albert; Colegio Territorial de Arquitectos de Alicante. ISBN 8477843538. OCLC 957147314.


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