Puerta de Europa

The Puerta de Europa towers (Gate of Europe or Europe's Gate or just "Torres KIO") are two twin office buildings in Madrid.

They were designed by the American architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, built by Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas [ [http://www.fcc.es/fcc/corp/ing/qs_hhmd_1986.htm FCC history] ] and commissioned in 1996 by the Kuwait Investment Office (hence their initial name "Torres KIO"). Each building is 115 m tall with an inclination of 15º. They are located near the "Chamartín" railway station, on the sides of the "Plaza Castilla" bus station, north from the "Paseo de la Castellana" and near the Cuatro Torres Business Area.

After the Torres KIO fraud case, KIO had to sell the buildings, which are now owned by Caja Madrid and Realia.

In the 1995 Satanic comedy film "El día de la Bestia", the buildings are said to be shaped as a diabolical signature and the place of birth of the Anti-Christ on Christmas Day of 1995

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