The Caja Mágica in Madrid was designed by Dominique Perrault. Madrid Espacios y Congresos is the client and owner. The infobox gives groundbreaking on April 17, 2006 and opening on May 8, 2009, and the text gives only the opening, so they agree. The budget was 120 million euros at first and 294 million euros in the end.
The article describes a cubic building with retractable roofs over three courts. It uses steel, aluminum, concrete and glass. Both sources give 12,442 for the main court. The infobox gives 2,923 for the Arantxa Sánchez Vicario court and 1,772 for the third court, while the text gives 3,194 and 2,730.
It opened with a Lenny Kravitz concert and hosted the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards, the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship and Junior Eurovision 2024. It is the home of the Madrid Open tennis tournament, plus concerts and shows. The article gives no hours.
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