Hanging Garden

Santo Domingo Madrid Hotel has its own Hanging Garden. With a surface area of more than 1000 square metres and more than 110 species of vegetation, the Hanging Garden is a sustainable project, inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

It is a green architecture project that absorb 25.000 kg of CO2 per year.

Situated in Madrid city centre, is completed with a 20m waterfall.

Characteristics

Surface: 1.026 m2, Heigtht: 22.9 m Width: 300 m

More than 260 species, 2.500 plants, 8 five-metre high trees and 30 small trees

More than 400 flower boxes and 40,000 litres of vegetal substrate

20 m high cascade, water flow of 3.000 litres per hour

6 light and sound programmes

Benefits

Favours biodiversity, thermal-acoustic insulation and reduces pollution.

Absorbs 25.000 kg of CO2 a year and produces as much oxygen as consumed by 200 people per day

Reduces temperature by 6-8 degrees (the same effect as 50 air-conditioning units)