11 March Memorial

FAM Arquitectura y Urbanismo (5)
FAM Arquitectura y Urbanismo
Esaú Acosta Pérez
Mauro Gil-Fournier Esquerra
Miguel Jaenicke Fontao
Pedro Colón de Carvajal Salís
Raquel Buj García

Built to commemorate the bombing of Madrid's Atocha railway station on March 11, 2004, the memorial is located in front of the station, from which it can be accessed through a blue coloured empty chamber running under the street.

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The monument consists of two parts: the underground chamber and an oval shaped glass tower, linked together by a round window. The names of the victims are engraved on the translucent glass panel between the first and second entrance doors and the ETFE membrane inside the tower is printed with hundreds of messages left at the station by mourners after the attack.

Esaú Acosta
Esaú Acosta

The tower is composed of 15,000 curved glass blocks glued together with a liquid acrylic material hardened by ultraviolet lamps, that during the day is illuminated by sunlight, while at night it glows from the internal lighting at the base. From the otherwise dark chamber, visitors can gaze upwards to read the messages of condolence and support.

Esaú Acosta

General information

11 March Memorial

YEAR

2007

Status

Built

Option to visit

Visit by appointment

Address

Ave. de la Ciudad de Barcelona, 2B

28007 Madrid - Madrid

Latitude: 40.406881496

Longitude: -3.688890337

Classification

Built area

1 - 500 m²

Awards

A/P 2008

FAD 2008

ACUE 2009

Involved architects

Esaú Acosta Pérez

Mauro Gil-Fournier Esquerra

Miguel Jaenicke Fontao

Pedro Colón de Carvajal Salís

Raquel Buj García

Involved architectural firms

FAM Arquitectura y Urbanismo

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