| Alas Building | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office Residential |
| Location | Buenos Aires,Argentina |
| Construction started | 1951 |
| Completed | 1957 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Roof | 141 m (463 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 42 |
| Floor area | 99,000 m2 (1,070,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Agrupación de Trabajadores Latinoamericanos Sindicalizados S.A. (ATLAS) |
TheAlas Building (Spanish:Edificio Alas) is aRationalist residential and office building in theSan Nicolás section ofBuenos Aires,Argentina. It is 141 metres (463 ft) high with 41 floors. Alas was the tallest building in Buenos Aires between 1955 and 1995, when it was surpassed by theLe Parc tower. It has long been part of the skyline of Buenos Aires. As of 2009, it was the 20th tallest building in Argentina.[1]
The building was commissioned in 1950 by PresidentJuan Perón for the Association of Unionized Latin American Workers (ATLAS, S.A.). He ordered that plans include an undergroundbunker for use in case of war or acoup d'état. Perón, however, did not seek refuge there during the 16 June 1955bombing of Plaza de Mayo by theArgentine Navy.[2] The building was transferred to theArgentine Air Force after the 1955 coup and renamedALAS ("wings") and the bunker was later converted intoArgentine Public Television studios. These were relocated toFigueroa Alcorta Avenue in 1978. Two underground floors are occupied by parking spaces, a gym, the boiler room, bike racks and other amenities.
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