Edificio Capitol | |
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General information | |
Classification | Bien de Interés Cultural |
Address | Gran Vía 41 and Jacometrezo 2–6 |
Town or city | Madrid |
Country | Spain |
Coordinates | 40°25′13″N 3°42′23″W / 40.420371°N 3.706498°W |
Construction started | 1931 |
Completed | 1933 |
Inaugurated | 15 October 1933 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Vicente Eced Eced & Luis Martínez-Feduchi |
The Edificio Carrión or Edificio Capitol is a building in central Madrid, Spain. An outstanding example of the expressionist-leaning trend within the wider scope of rationalist architecture in Spain, the building has become an icon of both the Gran Vía and the city. [1] [2]
54 metres high, [1] the building lies on the corner where the Gran Vía meets the Calle de Jacometrezo , near Callao Square. The project was entrusted to Vicente Eced Eced and Luis Martínez Feduchi, who were influenced by the November Group and most specifically by Erich Mendelsohn's works. [1] Building works started on 11 April 1931. [1]
The building was inaugurated on 15 October 1933. [1]
Depicted in many artistic works, the building's façade was prominently used as setting of the movie El día de la bestia. [3] The building was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 2018. [3] [2]