Centro de Comercio Internacional is an office
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...
located in
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...
,
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
. The building is 190m/623 ft, 50 floors. The building is another neighbor of the second largest skyscraper in Colombia,
Torre Colpatria
The Torre Colpatria ( en, Colpatria Tower) is a 50-story skyscraper in the downtown area of Bogotá, Colombia. It is the fourth tallest building in the country. Constructed from 1973 to 1978 and opened in 1979, it has a total height of , becom ...
. Located inside this building are some of the offices of Davivienda Bank which recently obtained the rights of the building. When it was built, it was called Centro Las Americas.
Architecture
Its address is 28th Street # 13A - 15, it has 17 elevators, the service areas and the emergency stairs. The exterior of the building is defined by glass paneling and both lateral sides by only one vertical line of windows. The tower has a huge open space in front of its entrance. The tower is in use, and is the third tallest building in Bogotá. When it was finished in 1977 it was the tallest building in
Latin America
Latin America or
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* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
, and it continued to be so until the construction of the Colpatria Tower.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in South America
This list of the tallest buildings in South America ranks skyscrapers in order by height. South America has historically seen a relatively modest demand for skyscrapers. Most of the continent's high-rises are in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, ...
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List of tallest buildings in Colombia
This list of tallest buildings in Colombia ranks skyscrapers in Colombia by height. This lists ranks Colombia skyscrapers that stand at least 150 metres (492 feet) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectur ...
References
External links
Skyscraper.com Colombia diagramSkyscrapers.com
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Landmarks in Colombia
Skyscraper office buildings in Colombia
Tourist attractions in Bogotá
Buildings and structures in Bogotá
Office buildings completed in 1977