When most people think of skyscrapers, they think of metropolitan hubs such as Hong Kong, New York or Dubai. However, the city with the most skyscrapers per person in the world is actually in Europe and a holiday hot spot for British.
Nicknamed the “Manhattan of the Mediterranean”, Benidorm has 26 buildings of more than 100 meters long. The tallest building in the coastal city, located on the Costa Blanca in Alicante, is the Intempo building that is 187 meters high. The series of skyscrapers helps Benidorm to give an impressive skyline that is often compared to New York.
For a number of reasons, the city has a high density of skyscrapers. Pedro Zaragoza, who was the local mayor from 1950 to 1974, was the first to see the area as a modern tourist destination.
He defended the construction of skyscrapers to maximize land use and create more accommodation. The high buildings also left room for more free time and green spaces about Benidorm for tourists to enjoy.
Because Benidorm is located near the sea and surrounded by mountains, there is minimal space to build out. The solution for increasing amount of visitors was to build vertically instead.
Benidorm has become an ever -popular tourist destination in recent decades. British mainly come to the city for sun, beaches and cheap food and drinks.
The Intempo building changed the Benidorm skyline and has become an important monument. It has a distinctive design and offers a great view of the surroundings.
In the meantime, the Torre Lúgano, a luxury residential skyscraper, has 43 floors and is 158 meters long. It has 204 luxury flats with a beautiful panoramic view of the Mediterranean Sea.
The Neguri Gane cloud scraper stands out in Benidorm because of its rounded shape. Standing at 145 meters long, it is the fourth tallest building in the city and highest in Spain.
The fifth tallest building in Benidorm is the residential skyscraper Kronos building. The reinforced concrete structure is 145 meters long and consists of 41 fixed plates.
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