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Las Damas

Las Damas stands in the front row on Levante beach, next to the Edificio Copablanca and the Torre Yago. 85 metres, 28 floors – but whether the building dates from 1964 or 1975, the sources disagree.

Benidorm skyline drawn from building data: heights to scale, west to east Poniente Levante TM Tower · 230 m Intempo · 187.1 m Gran Hotel Bali · 186 m Gran Delfín · 158 m Torre Lúgano · 158 m Sunset Sailors Tower 1 · 151 m Neguri Gane · 148 m Edificio Kronos · 140 m Benidorm Beach · 126 m Edificio Don Jorge · 124 m El Mirador del Mediterráneo · 123 m Torre Levante · 120 m Costa Blanca I · 116 m Miragolf Playa 2 · 115 m Gemelos 26 Torre I · 114 m Gemelos 26 Torre II · 114 m Torre d'Oboe I · 114 m Torre d'Oboe II · 114 m Sunset Sailors Tower 2 · 113 m Sol de Poniente 2 · 112 m Beni Beach · 110 m Sunset Cliffs Torre 2 · 106.2 m Miragolf Playa I · 105 m Playa Azul · 105 m Torre Pinar · 105 m Residencial Islamar 2 · 104 m Residencial Islamar 3 · 104 m Torre Poseidón · 103 m Sunset Waves I · 101.5 m Sunset Waves II · 101.5 m Hotel Port Benidorm · 101 m Las Terrazas de Benidorm 1 · 101 m Las Terrazas de Benidorm 2 · 101 m Torre Doscalas · 100.4 m Gemelos 22 Torre 1 · 100.2 m Gemelos 22 Torre 2 · 100.2 m Coblanca 41 · 97 m Delfín Tower · 95 m Hotel Flamingo Oasis · 95 m Gemelos 20 Torre 1 · 94 m Gemelos 20 Torre 2 · 94 m Torre Coblanca · 94 m Sol de Poniente 1 · 92.7 m Tropic-Mar · 92.6 m Edificio Ónice · 92 m Sunset Drive East · 92 m Sunset Drive West · 92 m Londres II · 91 m Torre Sakura · 91 m Costa Blanca II · 90 m Coblanca 40 Torre 1 · 89.3 m Coblanca 40 Torre 2 · 89.3 m Hotel Meliá Benidorm · 89.3 m Hotel Meliá Benidorm Torre 2 · 89.3 m Principado Marina · 89.3 m Edificio Circo · 89.2 m Torre Benidorm · 89 m Cibeles 1 · 88 m Cibeles 2 · 88 m Sunset Cliffs Torre 1 · 86.7 m Balcón de Poniente 1 · 86 m Balcón de Poniente 2 · 86 m Coblanca 37 · 86 m Eagle Tower · 86 m Edificio El Olivar 1 · 86 m Edificio El Olivar 2 · 86 m Sierra de Bernia 1 · 85.9 m Sierra de Bernia 2 · 85.9 m Torre Capri · 85.9 m Torre San Remo · 85.9 m Gemelos 12 Torre 1 · 85 m Gemelos 12 Torre 2 · 85 m Las Damas · 85 m Sandos Benidorm Suites · 83 m Residencial Miranda 1 · 82.6 m Residencial Miranda 2 · 82.6 m Hotel RH Victoria · 82 m Parque Europa 1 · 82 m Parque Europa 2 · 82 m Parque Europa 3 · 82 m Torre Europa · 82 m Coblanca 32 B · 81.1 m Old town

The story

The address is Avenida Madrid 15, the Levante beach promenade. Guests report that the sand is only a few metres from the door. Behind the building is a pool; there is parking, a lift and a reception for holiday lets. Some of the apartments are let to holidaymakers through portals; the rest is a private residential complex.

Two dates

The Spanish Wikipedia list of tallest buildings gives Las Damas a construction year of 1964, based on the old Emporis database. The architect Iker Gil, in his photo essay for MAS Context, dates the building to 1975 instead and names J. L. Candela and Fernando Pérez Segura as architects. 1964 would be before the completion of the Torre Coblanca (1966), the city’s first skyscraper – a 28-storey tower that early would be remarkable. 1975 fits the height better. Which figure is right could not be resolved.

The essay describes the type to which Las Damas belongs: balconies and living rooms facing the sea, corridors, stairs and lifts at the back. These towers were made possible by the Plan General of 1956 under Mayor Pedro Zaragoza, whose 1963 revision freed up growth upwards. Nothing more is documented about Las Damas: no developer, no contractor, no number of apartments.

Good to know

  • 85 metres, 28 floors, Avenida Madrid 15 – right on the Levante promenade.
  • Its neighbours are the Edificio Copablanca and the Torre Yago.
  • In the photo essay ‘Chasing the Sun’ (MAS Context, 2025) the building is one of the high-rises portrayed.
  • The city’s skyscraper brochure names the same pair of architects for Las Terrazas de Benidorm (2005).

Open questions

  • Year of construction 1964 (Wikipedia list, Emporis) or 1975 (MAS Context)?
  • The attribution to the architects J. L. Candela / Fernando Pérez Segura comes from a single source.

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