Caleido

{{Expand Spanish|Caleido|date=January 2025}}

{{Short description|Skyscraper in Madrid}}

{{Infobox building

| name = Caleido

| image = Madrid - CTBA, Torre Caleido 01.jpg

| image_caption = Caleido in June 2021

| etymology = καλός (kalós), beautiful, and εἶδος (éidos), image

| status = Completed

| address = Paseo de la Castellana, 259-E

| location_city = Madrid

| location_country = Spain

| start_date = April 2017

| est_completion = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2021|10|03}}

| cost = 240 million €

| client =

| owner = Grupo Villar Mir
Megaworld Corporation

| architectural = 173 meters (568 ft)

| floor_count = 36

| floor_area = {{Cvt|70000|m2}}

| elevator_count =

| grounds_area = {{Cvt|33325|m2}}

| architecture_firm = Fenwick Iribarren
Serrano-Suñer Arquitectura

| developer = Obrascón Huarte Lain

| website = {{Official|https://inmoespacio.com/proyectos/caleido/}}

| references = {{Ctbuh|26459}}

| image_size = 275px

}}

Caleido is a {{Convert|173|m|ft|adj=mid|-tall}}, 36-story skyscraper located in Madrid.{{Cite news|last=Serrano|first=Felipe|title=Caleido: así será la quinta torre de la Castellana|url=https://cadenaser.com/emisora/2017/01/09/radio_madrid/1483968822_940886.html|access-date=9 January 2017|work=Cadena Ser|date=9 January 2017|language=es}} It is popularly known as the Quinta Torre (Fifth Tower), as it stands near the other four skyscrapers of the Cuatro Torres Business Area (CTBA) complex along the Paseo de la Castellana. As of 2021, IE University is the main tenant.

Construction began in April 2017{{Cite news|last=Pareja|first=C.|title=Torre Caleido: las obras secretas del quinto rascacielos de La Castellana|url=https://www.abc.es/espana/madrid/abci-torre-caleido-obras-secretas-quinto-rascacielos-castellana-201705140359_noticia.html|access-date=23 May 2017|work=EjePrime|date=14 May 2017|language=es}} and the tower was formally completed on 19 October 2021. The original completion date was September 2020, but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|title=Quirónsalud abre Olympia en la Torre Caleido con el foco en salud personalizada, prevención, promoción y deporte|url=https://isanidad.com/218879/quironsalud-abre-olympia-en-la-torre-caleido-con-el-foco-en-salud-personalizada-prevencion-promocion-y-deporte/|website=isanidad.com|lang=es|access-date=29 September 2022}}

The building occupies the former site of the Centro Internacional de Convenciones de la Ciudad de Madrid. It is the fifth tallest building in Madrid and the seventh tallest in Spain.

Caleido was designed by the architectural firms Fenwick Iribarren and Serrano-Suñer Arquitectura. The main contractor was OHL Desarrollos.{{Cite news|title=Así será la quinta torre que albergará el Instituto de Empresa en 2019|url=https://www.abc.es/espana/madrid/abci-sera-quinta-torre-albergara-instituto-empresa-2019-201603292237_noticia.html|work=ABC.es|access-date=21 June 2016|first=Marta R.|last=Domingo|date=29 March 2016|language=es}}

References

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Category:Skyscrapers in Madrid

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Category:Buildings and structures in Fuencarral-El Pardo District, Madrid

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