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Edificio Capitol

Coordinates: 40°25′13″N 3°42′23″W / 40.420371°N 3.706498°W / 40.420371; -3.706498
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Edificio Capitol
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General information
ClassificationBien de Interés Cultural
AddressGran Vía 41 and Jacometrezo [es] 2–6
Town or cityMadrid
CountrySpain
Coordinates40°25′13″N 3°42′23″W / 40.420371°N 3.706498°W / 40.420371; -3.706498
Construction started1931
Completed1933
Inaugurated15 October 1933
Design and construction
Architect(s)Vicente Eced Eced [es] & Luis Martínez-Feduchi [es]

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 [es], 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Edificio Capitol". Arquitectura contemporánea protegida en la Comunidad de Madrid (PDF). Madrid: Consejería de Cultura y Turismo de la Comunidad de Madrid. Dirección General de Patrimonio Cultural. 2019. p. 64-72. ISBN 978-84-451-3843-4.
  2. ^ a b M.B (3 April 2018). "La Comunidad de Madrid declara Bien de Interés Cultural el Capitol de Gran Vía". El Español.
  3. ^ a b Belver, Marta (3 April 2018). "La Comunidad de Madrid declara el Edificio Capitol Bien de Interés Cultural". El Mundo.