The Cuatro Torres old Ciudad Deportiva of the Real Madrid CF !!!

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I lived in Madrid for four years between 1970 to 1974, and played for the Real Madrid in baseball,volleyball ,and football/soccer in the alavin/benjamin divisions. Once a Madridista, always a Madridista to the grave. Hala Madrid !!! I have written plenty in my blog , but so happy to have found this picture in my cd rom vault that allow me to show in my blog for you and me for the memories of always, Therefore, here is my take on the Cuatro Torres old Ciudad Deportiva of the Real Madrid CF !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I,

The Cuatro Torres Business Area (CTBA) is a business park located next to Paseo de la Castellana,bordering north Calle Arzobispo Morcillo and on the south Avenida de Monforte de Lemos in the La Paz district of Madrid. It was built on the site of the former Real Madrid Sports City (Ciudad Deportiva) . Initially known as Madrid Arena, the consortium of owners of the four towers decided to adopt a new corporate image for the complex and changed the name to Cuatro Torres Business Area. Although the name refers to four buildings, it can also be called Cinco Torres (Five Towers) today, as a fifth tower, Caleido, 181 meters tall, was later built in the same area and inaugurated in 2021.

The original business park consists of four skyscrapers that are the tallest buildings in Madrid and Spain. The four buildings are Torre Moeve (formerly known as Torre Bankia and Torre Repsol), Torre PwC, Torre de Cristal, and Torre Emperador Castellana. Torre de Cristal is the tallest in Madrid and Spain, standing at 249 meters. Construction of these four buildings began in 2004. The Emperor Tower (then called Space Tower) was completed in late 2007, the Crystal Tower in early 2008, the Cepsa Tower in mid-2008, and the PwC Tower in late 2009. All house offices, although the PwC Tower also houses a hotel, and the Crystal Tower features a garden at its summit. You reach here on metro Begoña line 10 also bus lines 67, 124, 134, 135, 151, and 179 stop/parada Castellana-Cuatro Torres, Metro Plaza de Castilla on lines 1,9, and 10, The picture was taken from the Plaza de Castilla, However, since the buildings were built only passed by here on Paseo de la Castellana by car just for the memories forever,

The land where the four CTBA towers now stand was formerly home to the Real Madrid football club’s training complex, built in 1963. My happy post is that with the picture brought back many memories as when a child played here for the Real Madrid CF alvin and benjamin divisions !! In 2001, Real Madrid sold the rights to operate one and a half of the four towers on the site. The Community of Madrid operated another one and a half towers, and the city council operated the fourth. Following the agreement, Real Madrid relocated its training complex to the Valdebebas area, where it has been located since its construction and inauguration in 2005.

The Madrid tourist office on the business area of Cuatro Torres of Madrid : https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/cuatro-torres-business-area

There you go folks, for the memories of always in my dear Madrid and loving club! Real Madrid !!! Hala Madrid !!! we say. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Cuatro Torres old Ciudad Deportiva of the Real Madrid CF !!! as I,

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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