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| Telecommunications Tower | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Coordinates | 34°53′31″S56°11′41″W / 34.89194°S 56.19472°W /-34.89194; -56.19472 |
| 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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Torre de las Telecomunicaciones (Telecommunications Tower), orTorre Joaquín Torres García (Joaquín Torres García Tower), usually referred asAntel Tower, is a 157-meter-tall (515 ft) building with 35 floors located inMontevideo, Uruguay.
It hosts the headquarters of Uruguay'sgovernment-owned telecommunications company,ANTEL, and is the tallest skyscraper in the country. Designed by the Uruguayan-Canadian architectCarlos Ott, it is situated by the side of theBay of Montevideo. The tower was completed by American Bridge and other design/built consortium team members in 2002.
With a total area of 19.459 m², the complex consists of the main tower, the Customer Service Building, the Telecommunications Museum and the Auditorium.[1] There are guided visits all through the week.
When its construction was announced, many politicians complained about its cost ($40 million, plus $25 million for the construction of the other 5 buildings of the Telecommunications Complex).
Problems during its construction turned the original $65 million into $102 million.
