8177 x 5454 px | 69,2 x 46,2 cm | 27,3 x 18,2 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
2 giugno 2024
Ubicazione:
Madrid,Spain
Altre informazioni:
The most iconic building that makes up the multi-use project that includes Four Seasons Hotel Madrid is what was originally known as El Palacio de la Equitativa, dating back to 1887, the Spanish headquarters of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, founded in 1856 and based in Manhattan. At the time, this was the world’s largest life insurance company, with representation across America and Europe. Its flagship premises in New York was the first office building in the city to have lifts. The company wanted to create a Spanish headquarters to rival its New York building, and appointed Spanish architect José Grases Riera, one of the most notable in Madrid at the time, to design it. The building had three main functions – one part insurance trade, one part office space, and one part residential, reflecting the combination of uses of the building today. Today, this grand edifice houses the main lobby, guest rooms and suites of Four Seasons Hotel Madrid, a number of residences, and the Hotel’s restaurants and bars, adding a new social function to the space. It also housed the Casino de Madrid for a period of time.
