Estudiotel Alicante

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]

Estudiotel Alicante
General information
StatusComplete
TypeHotel
Architectural styleModern
LocationAlicante, Spain
Coordinates38.3445042°N 0.4904419°W / 38.3445042; -0.4904419
Completed1962
Height
Architectural117 m (384 ft)
Technical details
MaterialConcrete
Floor count35
Design and construction
ArchitectFrancisco Muñoz Llorens
Website
www.estudiotelalicante.es
References
[1][2][3][4]

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. "Estudiotel Alicante". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. "Estudiotel Alicante". emporis.com. Emporis. 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. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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