Torrespaña (El Pirulí)

Popularly known as 'El Pirulí', this RTVE communications tower is one of the icons of Madrid and a reference in its skyline in the north of the city. With a height of 220 metres, various TV channels and radio stations broadcast from this centre.    

Located in Calle O’Donnell, very close to the M-30 ring road, Torrespaña was opened in 1982 to ensure the distribution of the TV signal for the Football World Championship in Spain. A pioneering technique was used in its construction, which consisted of creating a concrete foot with a diameter of 29.50 metres and two metres high, and has been repeated in other European constructions of a similar nature.