The tallest buildings in

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are primarily residential and most of them were completed after 2000, with some notable exceptions being the

Kavanagh Building The Kavanagh Building () is a famed skyscraper in Retiro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Designed in 1934 by architects Gregorio Sánchez, Ernesto Lagos and Luis María de la Torre, it is considered a pinnacle of modernist architecture. At the time of ...

, an

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skyscraper completed in 1936, and the

Alas Building The Alas Building ( es, Edificio Alas) is a Rationalist residential and office building located in the San Nicolás section of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It stands at a height of 141 metres (463 ft) and houses 41 floors. Alas was the tallest bui ...

, commissioned by President

Juan Perón Juan Domingo Perón (, , ; 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine Army general and politician. After serving in several government positions, including Minister of Labour and Vice President of a military dictatorship, he was elected P ...

in 1950 and completed in the late 1950s. Almost all of the country's high-rise buildings are located in

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, the Argentine capital city and a major metropolitan area in

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. Within Buenos Aires, the Dock 3 of

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has been the site for most of Argentina's tallest

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. Tall buildings have also emerged at the Dock 1, where is currently under construction the 198-metre (649 ft) tall Harbour Tower, set to be completed in 2024 as the second tallest in Argentina.

Completed

This list ranks completed buildings in Argentina that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes

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s and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Argentina and are planned to rise at least . :

Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Argentina and are planned to rise at least .

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