Torre Latinoamericana

Torre Latinoamericana de La Ciudad de Mexico
Torre Latinoamericana in July 2015
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office
Location	Francisco I. Madero Avenue 1, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City[1]
Coordinates	19°26′02″N 99°08′26″W / 19.43389°N 99.14056°W / 19.43389; -99.14056
Construction started	1948; 76 years ago (1948)[1]
Completed	1956; 68 years ago (1956)[1]
Opening	April 30, 1956[2]
Owner	La Latinoamericana Seguros S.A[2]
Height
Architectural	166 m (545 ft)[3]
Tip	182 m (597 ft)[3][2]
Technical details
Floor count	44[3]
Floor area	27,727 m2 (298,450 sq ft)[2]
Lifts/elevators	7[2]
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Augusto H. Álvarez
Structural engineer	Adolfo Zeevaert Nathan M. Newmark Eduardo Espinosa Bethlehem Steel
References
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The Torre Latinoamericana (English: Latin American Tower) is a skyscraper in downtown Mexico City. Its central location, height (166 m (545 ft)), and history make it one of the city's most important landmarks.^[2] It is widely recognized internationally as an engineering and architectural landmark since it was the world's first major skyscraper successfully built on highly active seismic zone.^{[dubious – discuss]} The skyscraper notably withstood the 8.1 magnitude 1985 Mexico City earthquake without damage,^[4] whereas several other structures in the downtown area were damaged.

The Torre Latinoamericana was Mexico's tallest completed building for almost 27 years,^[2] from its opening in 1956 until 1982 when the 214 m (702 ft) tall Torre Ejecutiva Pemex was completed. Although the structure of the Hotel de México (now known as the WTC Mexico City) had already surpassed it a decade earlier, it wouldn't be finished until 1994.^[5][6]