Telecommunications Tower (Montevideo)
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Torre de las Telecomunicaciones (Telecommunications Tower), or Torre Joaquín Torres García (Joaquín Torres García Tower), usually referred as Antel Tower, is a 157 meter tall building with 35 floors located in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Telecommunications Tower | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Location | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Coordinates | 34°53′31″S 56°11′41″W |
Construction started | 1997 |
Completed | 2002 |
Cost | US$ 100 million |
Owner | ANTEL |
Height | |
Roof | 157.6 m (517 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 35 |
Floor area | 19,459 m2 (209,450 sq ft) |
Lifts/elevators | 6 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Carlos Ott American Bridge |
Main contractor | Stiler S.A. |
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It hosts the headquarters of Uruguay's government-owned telecommunications company, ANTEL, and is the tallest skyscraper in the country. Designed by the Uruguayan-Canadian architect Carlos Ott, it is situated by the side of the Bay of Montevideo. The tower was completed by American Bridge and other design/built consortium team members in 2002.