| Torre Mayor | |
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| Torre Mayor as seen from the neighboring Paseo de la Reforma sidewalk. | |
| Information | |
| Location | Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 1999-2003 |
| Use | office |
| Height | |
| Antenna/Spire | 230.1 m (755 ft)[citation needed] |
| Roof | 225.4 m (738 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 55 |
| Floor area | 84,135 m2 (905,700 ft) |
| Elevator count | 29 |
| Companies | |
| Architect | Adamson Associates Architects Zeidler Roberts Partnership IDEA Asociados de México |
| Structural Engineer | WSP Group |
| Contractor | A.D. Tec Gerencia de Construcción |
| Developer | Reichmann International Empresas ICA Sociedad Controladora |
| References: [1] | |
The Torre Mayor is a skyscraper in Mexico City, Mexico. With a height of 225 meters (740 feet) to the top floor, and 55 stories, it is the tallest building in Latin America, surpassing in mid-2003 the 220 meter (724 feet) high towers of Parque Central Complex, in Caracas, Venezuela, which were, between 1999 and 2003, the tallest buildings in Latin America. The Torre Mayor was developed by Canadian businessman Paul Reichmann, who also maintains part ownership. It is also part-owned by a group of institutional investors. The building was designed by the architectural firms of Zeidler Partnership Architects and Executive Architects Adamson Associates Architects, both of Toronto.
Located at Paseo de la Reforma #505, it was built by Canadian-owned Reichmann International on the former location of the Cine Chapultepec. Construction work began in 1999 and was finished in late 2003. Due to Mexico City's high propensity to earthquakes, the tower incorporates several anti-earthquake measures. In fact, this building shares the title of the strongest (in matter of pro-earthquake engineering) building on Earth alongside U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles, California. The Torre Mayor building is designed to withstand an earthquake measuring 8.5 on the Richter Scale, compared to the U.S. Bank Tower that can withstand an 8.3-intensity earthquake.
Explosive device
On Friday, 31 August 2007, a homemade explosive device attached to a cell phone was found in a car parked in the building. The device was removed without incident after an anonymous phone tip prompted the authorities to evacuate 10,000 people from the building. [2][3]
References
- ^ Torre Mayor - SkyscraperPage.com
- ^ "Hallan artefacto explosivo en la Torre Mayor; más de 10 mil desalojados". www.jornada.unam.mx. 2007-08-31. http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/08/31/index.php?section=capital&article=038n1cap. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Bomb scare at Mexico skyscraper". news.bbc.co.uk. 2007-08-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6971652.stm. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
External links
- Torre Mayor in the Structurae database
- http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=372
- Torre Mayor web site
- Torre Mayor on Emporis
- WSP Group - project page dedicated to Torre Mayor
Coordinates: 19°25′27″N 99°10′32″W / 19.42417°N 99.17556°W
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