CaixaForum Madrid, constructed by Herzog & de Meuron, view of 2011.

Central stairway.

CaixaForum Madrid is a museum and cultural center in Paseo del Prado 36, Madrid. It is sponsored by Caixa Bank.

It was designed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and built by Ferrovial between 2001 and 2007.^[1] It was an old power station called Central Del Mediodía, from the 1900s. The Vertical Garden at the square is also well-known.

Gallery[edit]

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  The vertical garden in 2007.

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  CaixaForum in 2009.

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  Détail of the vertical garden in 2011.

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  The Thinker, temporary exhibition.

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  Pierre de Wissant, one of The Burghers of Calais, by Auguste Rodin

See also[edit]

• CaixaForum Lleida
• CaixaForum Barcelona

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official CaixaForum Madrid website—(in Spanish)
• Arcspace.com: Images and plans
• Studiobanana.tv: Interview with Jacques Herzog — on the design of CaixcaForum.

Coordinates: 40°24′39.65″N 3°41′35.09″W / 40.4110139°N 3.6930806°W / 40.4110139; -3.6930806