Torrespaña
Torrespaña is a 232 m high reinforced concrete freestanding broadcasting tower in Madrid, Spain. It is the central and main transmission node of the terrestrial television and radio networks in the country as well as the station that covers the city and its metropolitan area.- Recording studio
- …is also known as “The Pirulí”
- …is operated by Abertis
- …stands 142 metres (466 feet) tall
- Description: Telecommunications Tower of Madrid, Spain
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid and Museo Casa de la Moneda.
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
Stadium
Sports Palace of the Community of Madrid or simply… Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid is situated 740 metres northwest of Torrespaña.
Museo Casa de la Moneda
Museum
The Museum of the Royal Mint is a permanent exhibition in the Spanish Royal Mint in Madrid, Spain. Museo Casa de la Moneda is situated 480 metres northwest of Torrespaña.
Las Ventas
Stadium
The Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, known simply as Las… Las Ventas is situated 1¼ km north of Torrespaña.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fuente del Berro and Ibiza.
Fuente del Berro
Quarter
Fuente del Berro is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Salamanca.
Torrespaña
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Latitude
40.42052° or 40° 25′ 14″ north
Longitude
-3.6642° or 3° 39′ 51″ west
Open location code
8CGRC8CP+68
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“Torrespaña” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Piruli”
- Basque: “Torrespaña”
- Catalan: “El Pirulí”
- Catalan: “Torrespaña”
- Chinese: “托雷斯帕尼亞電視台”
- Dutch: “De Pirulí”
- Dutch: “Torrespaña”
- Esperanto: “Torespanjo”
- French: “Le Pirulí”
- French: “Torrespaña”
- Galician: “El Pirulí”
- Galician: “Torrespaña”
- German: “Der Pirulí”
- German: “Torre España”
- German: “Torrespaña”
- Italian: “Il Pirulí”
- Italian: “Torrespaña”
- Polish: “The Pirulí”
- Polish: “Torrespaña •”
- Polish: “Torrespaña”
- Russian: “Мадридская телебашня”
- Spanish: “El Pirulí”
- Spanish: “Torrespaña”
- Swedish: “The Pirulí”
- Swedish: “Torrespaña”
- Vietnamese: “Torrespaña”
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