The Monsanto Tower ( pt, Torre de Monsanto) is a

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 ...

in Oeiras, a town and municipality to the west of

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which is part of the Portuguese capital's

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. Finished in 2001, the 17-floor building is the second tallest in Portugal. Lisbon-based architectural firm Sua Kay Architects designed the office building.

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{{Portugal-struct-stub Skyscrapers in Portugal Commercial buildings completed in 2001 Buildings and structures in Oeiras, Portugal

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