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Zarzuela Hippodrome: Exterior · Roofs of the La Zarzuela Racetrack, Madrid, Spain
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Zarzuela Hippodrome: Exterior · Cubierta del Hipódromo de la Zarzuela
2/2 · Exterior · Cubierta del Hipódromo de la ZarzuelaPhoto: Outisnn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Photo 1: Exterior · Roofs of the La Zarzuela Racetrack, Madrid, SpainPhoto 2: Exterior · Cubierta del Hipódromo de la Zarzuela

Culture & sport · Modernism

Zarzuela Hippodrome

Eduardo Torroja, Carlos Arniches · Madrid, Spain · 1941

Key featuresThin hyperboloid concrete shells cantilever about 13 metres over the grandstand from one row of supports.

Architect
Eduardo Torroja, Carlos Arniches
Place
Madrid, Spain
Year
1941
Typology
Culture & sport
Movement
Modernism
Region
Europe
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