This list orders the highest skyscrapers of the Canary Islands (Spain). At present, the tallest building in the Canary Islands is the complex of the Torres de Santa Cruz, located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with 120 meters high are the tallest twin towers in Spain. The second tallest building in the archipelago after these two towers, is the Yaiza I Tower, 105 meters high and located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
List of skyscrapers with more than 50m. of the Canary Islands, although the total of tall buildings in the two Canarian capitals according to Emporis.com data is: 17 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife [1] and 15 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. [2]
| Rank | Name | Maximum height (without antennas) | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torre Santa Cruz I | 120 m | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 1 | Torre Santa Cruz II | 120 m | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 3 | Torre Yaiza I | 105 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 4 | Torre Yaiza II | 95 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 5 | Edificio Solyvista | 88 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 6 | Rascacielos de la avenida Tres de Mayo | 85 m | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 7 | AC Hotel | 84 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 7 | Torres del Pino I | 84 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 7 | Torres del Pino II | 84 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 10 | Edificio América | 77 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 11 | Torre Woermann | 76 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 12 | Edificio Bel Air | 75 m | Puerto de la Cruz |
| 13 | Edificio Azor | 74 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 13 | Edificio Granca | 74 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 13 | Edificio Hernández Talavera | 74 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 16 | Edificio Amaco | 70 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 16 | Edificio Basconia | 70 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 16 | Edificio Juan Amador | 70 m | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 16 | Torre Las Palmas | 70 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 20 | Hotel Bouganville Playa | 65 m | Arona |
| 20 | Hotel Maritím I | 65 m | Los Realejos |
| 20 | Hotel Club Paríso | 65 m | Adeje |
| 20 | Hotel Paríso Floral | 65 m | Adeje |
| 20 | Hotel Oásis Paríso | 65 m | Adeje |
| 25 | Edificio Central | 63 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 25 | Edificio Av. Néstor | 63 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 25 | Edificio Joaquín Blume | 63 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 28 | Edificio Costamar | 62 m | Arona |
| 29 | Hotel Princesa Dácil | 60 m | Arona |
| 30 | Corona Roja | 59 m | San Bartolomé de Tirajana |
| 31 | Luabay Tenerife | 58 m | Puerto de la Cruz |
| 31 | Torres del Sol I | 58 m | Arona |
| 31 | Torres del Sol II | 58 m | Arona |
| 34 | Edificio Olympo | 57 m | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 34 | Los Tajinastes II | 57 m | Arona |
| 36 | Faro de Maspalomas | 56 m | San Bartolomé de Tirajana |
| 36 | Edificio Mesa y López | 56 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 38 | Hotel Las Vegas | 54 m | Puerto de la Cruz |
| 38 | Torre del Mar | 54 m | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 38 | Edificio Botavara | 54 m | El Rosario |
| 38 | El Corte Inglés 3 Mayo | 54 m | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 38 | Gran Hotel | 54 m | Arrecife |
| 38 | Edificio Jardín Mar | 54 m | El Rosario |
| 44 | Edificio Zárate I | 53 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 44 | Edificio Zárate II | 53 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 44 | Edificio Zárate III | 53 m | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 47 | Los Verodes | 52 m | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 47 | Edificio Natacha | 52 m | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 47 | Santander Central Hispano | 52 m | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 50 | Hotel Oro Negro | 51 m | Puerto de la Cruz |
| 50 | Teneguía | 51 m | Puerto de la Cruz |
| 50 | Edificio Daida | 51 m | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 50 | Ministerio de Trabajo | 51 m | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 50 | Edificio Ciudad Mar | 51 m | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 55 | Hotel Maritím II | 50 m | Los Realejos |
| 55 | Edificio Teide | 50 m | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 55 | Edificio Mulhacén | 50 m | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 55 | Palacio Insular de Tenerife | 50 m | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 55 | Viña del Mar | 50 m | Arona |
| 55 | Valle Luz I | 50 m | Puerto de la Cruz |
| 55 | A Ponerosa | 50 m | Arona |
| 55 | Hotel Gran Tinerfe | 50 m | Arona |
| 55 | Aparthotel Panorámica Gardens | 50 m | Los Realejos |
| 55 | Faro Punta del Hidalgo | 50 m | San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
The Canary Islands, also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish region, autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are 100 kilometres west of Morocco. They are the southernmost of the autonomous communities of Spain. The islands have a population of 2.2 million people and are the most populous special territory of the European Union.
The Province of Las Palmas is a province of Spain, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, capital city of this province and of the island of Gran Canaria, is the largest city in the Canary Islands.
Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, also Province of Santa Cruz, is a province of Spain, consisting of the western part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. It consists of about half of the Atlantic archipelago: the islands of Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro, and La Palma. It occupies an area of 3,381 km2 (1,305 sq mi). It also includes a series of adjacent roques.
Las Palmas, officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean.
Gran Canaria, also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa and is part of Spain. As of 2023 the island had a population of 862,893 that constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital of the island, is the biggest city of the Canary Islands and the ninth of Spain.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz, is a city, the capital of the island of Tenerife, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and one of the capitals of the Canary Islands, along with Las Palmas. Santa Cruz has a population of 206,593 (2013) within its administrative limits. The urban zone of Santa Cruz extends beyond the city limits with a population of 507,306 and 538,000 within urban area. It is the second largest city in the Canary Islands and the main city on the island of Tenerife, with nearly half of the island's population living in or around it.
Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria is a town and a municipality in Las Palmas province of the Canary Islands. It is located on the north side of Gran Canaria island. Its population is 13,811 (2013), and the area is 42.59 km2 (16.44 sq mi).
Valle Gran Rey is a municipality in the western part of the island La Gomera, in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality since 1930 is La Calera; previously it was in Arure.
The Canary Islands are an archipelago, or island chain, in the Macaronesia region of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Africa. They are one of 17 autonomous communities of Spain. The demographics of the Canary Islands are concentrated in the largest islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
The Canary Islands are an autonomous community of Spain. The headquarters of the Canary Islands military command is located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Palacio de la Capitanía General de Canarias. The following components of the Spanish Armed Forces are based in the Canary Islands:
Woermann Tower also Torre Woermann is a mixed-use tower in Las Palmas on Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Completed in 2005, the tower was designed by Abalos & Herreros in collaboration with Joaquin Casariego and Elsa Guerra, and built by Ferrovial Inmobiliaria, the company also built around the same time one of the two Torres de Santa Cruz, in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The Woermann Tower forms part of a complex which includes a public square, constructed using Portuguese stone with the artist Albert Oehlen, and a seven-storey block to the south, containing retail units and offices.
The Torres de Santa Cruz is a residential complex composed of the twin towers located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. They were designed by Canarian architect Julian Valladares, and were built in the time period between 2004 and 2006.
The Canary Islands derby is any football match contested between Spanish sides UD Las Palmas and CD Tenerife, who are regarded as the top two sides in the Canary Islands. World Soccer Magazine rated it as one of the 50 greatest rivalries in the world, and it is considered one of the most important derbies in Spain.
Edificio Olympo is a skyscraper in the city of Santa Cruz on the Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Completed in 1975, has 19 floors and rises 57 meters. Lies on the Plaza de la Candelaria 1, near some other skyscrapers, including Torres de Santa Cruz and Rascacielos de la avenida Tres de Mayo. It has an innovative and distinctive look. Main usage: offices, residential and shopping center.
The Province of Canary Islands is the name of the former province formed by the Canary Islands. This province had its capital in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. After the provincial division in 1927, this province was composed of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife that encompassed the western islands of the Canaries, while the province of Las Palmas covered the eastern islands.
The Arrecife Gran Hotel & Spa better known as Gran Hotel, is a skyscraper in the city of Arrecife. It is the tallest building on the island of Lanzarote at 54 meters tall and 15 floors.
As in the rest of Spain, the majority religion in the Canary Islands is the Catholic Church. The Catholic religion has been the majority since the Conquest of the Canary Islands in the fifteenth century. This religion would largely replace the Canarian aboriginal religion through the prohibition of the latter and syncretism. According to a survey conducted in 2019, Canary Islands is the fifth autonomous community in Spain with the highest percentage of people who declare themselves to be Catholics after the Region of Murcia, Extremadura, Galicia, Aragon, and Castile and León. 76.7% of the population is Catholic.
This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Canary Islands on 24 May 2015. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.
The Canarian Football Federation is the football association responsible for all competitions of any form of football developed in the Canary Islands. It is integrated into the Royal Spanish Football Federation and its headquarters are located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.