Hotel Riu Plaza Guadalajara is a skyscraper located in the city of
Guadalajara
Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
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Jalisco
Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...
, Mexico. At ,
it is the city and metropolitan area's tallest building and the fifth highest in
Mexico
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Construction began in March 2009, and opened in June 2011. It has 44 habitable floors, holding 550 rooms, in addition to restaurants, meeting rooms and a 44th floor penthouse. On the roof is a heliport and maintenance rooms. A pinnacle rises above the top floor by adding to the building height.
Construction history
Its construction involved deep excavation, producing three basement floors and the foundation. Around the excavation was a retaining wall. This wall was made with steel and
shotcrete
Shotcrete, gunite (), or sprayed concrete is concrete or mortar conveyed through a hose and pneumatically projected at high velocity onto a surface, as a construction technique, first used in 1907 invented by Carl Akeley. It is typically r ...
. For its part the foundation account employed 113 piles of in diameter buried at a depth of between .
The area where this building stands is . The main materials were concrete, steel and glass. Its structure has columns and floor made from reinforced concrete and steel facade is formed of glass.
The Hotel is the second hotel in the chain built in a city, while others are beach resorts.
Fire
On February 16, 2011, the hotel suffered two fires on floors 11 and 24, caused by an explosion in a
LPG tank. Two workers were confirmed dead and 16 injured. Work on the hotel closed indefinitely. The fire did not damage the building's structure.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Mexico
This list of tallest buildings in Mexico ranks skyscrapers in Mexico by height.
Tallest completed buildings
This lists ranks completed and topped out buildings in Mexico that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This include ...
References
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2011 establishments in Mexico
Buildings and structures in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Hotel buildings completed in 2011
Hotels established in 2011
Skyscraper hotels
Skyscrapers in Mexico
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