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Telecommunications Tower (Montevideo)

Tower block in Montevideo, Uruguay

Field	Value
image	Montevideo Uruguay - panoramio (7).jpg
name	Telecommunications Tower
location	Montevideo, Uruguay
coordinates
completion_date	2002
status	Completed
architect	Carlos Ott
American Bridge
start_date	1997
roof	157.6 m
floor_count	35
elevator_count	6
cost	US$ 100 million
floor_area	19459 m2
main_contractor	Stiler S.A.
owner	ANTEL
website

American Bridge

Torre de las Telecomunicaciones (Telecommunications Tower), or Torre Joaquín Torres García (Joaquín Torres García Tower), usually referred as Antel Tower, is a 157 m building with 35 floors located in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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.

Description

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. There are guided visits all through the week.

Controversy

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.

References

"Edificio Joaquín Torres García, Antel".

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