The Mercantil Tower (also known as the ''Mercantil Building'') is a skyscraper located in the

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

n city of

Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...

, is known for being the fourth tallest tower in the city and the country with 179 m in height and 40 floors, is located at Avenida Andres Bello, Candelaria Parish of Libertador municipality northwest of the capital. It is home to one of the most important financial institutions and strength in the country, the

Banco Mercantil Mercantil Banco is a financial institution with more than 90 years of banking activity in Venezuela and is a subsidiary of Mercantil Servicios Financieros. History On 23 March 1925 a group of 98 Venezuelan businessmen founded the bank with th ...

, Venezuela's second largest, the building was completed in 1984 has since been the banks headquarters since then.

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