List of tallest buildings in South America
This list of the tallest buildings in South America ranks skyscrapers in order by height. South America has historically seen a relatively modest demand for skyscrapers. Most of the continent's high-rises are in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, and Venezuela, and the tallest buildings are located in Santiago, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro, Valencia and Bogotá, all of which are the biggest financial centers of these countries.
Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela are the countries with the most skyscrapers. Caracas is the South American city with the most skyscrapers; it had had the tallest skyscraper since 1979, until 2012 when the record was taken by the Gran Torre Santiago, in Santiago, capital of Chile. The majority of the continent's tallest buildings are residential. Office buildings have not historically been built taller than residential buildings in the region, though this scenario may well change in the next decades, as South America has been experiencing substantial economic growth.
Ranking criteria and buildings
The first skyscrapers of at least 100 metres (330 ft) height in South America were built in the 1920s, and included the Martinelli Building in São Paulo, Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires, and the Palacio Salvo in Montevideo.
Many of the tallest buildings in South America are located in central business districts that emerged as early as the 19th century, or in office parks developed during the second half of the 20th century. Some of the most notable include Bogotá; Catalinas Norte and the Buenos Aires Central Business District; Parque Central Complex (Caracas); along Avenida Rio Branco (Rio de Janeiro); the Centro Empresarial Nações Unidas and the Central Zone of São Paulo; and Sanhattan and the Costanera Center (Santiago).
Tallest skyscrapers by architectural detail
Name | Image | Location | Country | Height m / (ft) |
Floors | Year |
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Gran Torre Santiago[1] | Santiago | Chile | 300 m (984 ft) | 60 | 2014 | |
BD Bacatá (under construction) | Bogotá | Colombia | 246 m (807 ft) | 66 | 2016 | |
Isla Multiespacio | Valencia | Venezuela | 245 m (804 ft) | 65 | 2017 | |
Alvear Tower | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 235 m (771 ft) | 54 | 2017 | |
Parque Central Complex (East Tower) | Caracas | Venezuela | 225 m (738 ft) | 59 | 1983 | |
Parque Central Complex (West Tower) | Caracas | Venezuela | 225 m (738 ft) | 59 | 1979 | |
Torre Colpatria | Bogotá | Colombia | 196 m (643 ft) | 50 | 1978 | |
Titanium La Portada | Santiago | Chile | 194 m (636 ft) | 55 | 2010 | |
Centro de Comercio Internacional | Bogotá | Colombia | 190 m (623 ft) | 50 | 1977 | |
Centro Financiero Confinanzas[2] | Caracas | Venezuela | 190 m (623 ft) | 45 | 1994 | |
Cali Tower | Cali | Colombia | 183 m (600 ft) | 46 | 1984 | |
Mercantil Tower[3] | Caracas | Venezuela | 179 m (587 ft) | 40 | 1984 | |
Millennium Palace Camboriú[4] | Balneário Camboriú | Brazil | 177.3 m (582 ft) | 46 | 2014 | |
Torre Renoir II | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 175 m (574 ft) | 51 | 2014 | |
Coltejer Building | Medellín | Colombia | 175 m (574 ft) | 37 | 1972 | |
Torre Cavia | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 172 m (564 ft) | 45 | 2009 | |
Ciudadela San Martín Torre Norte | Bogotá | Colombia | 171 m (561 ft) | 47 | 1983 | |
Mirante do Vale | São Paulo | Brazil | 170 m (558 ft) | 51 | 1960 | |
Edifício Itália | São Paulo | Brazil | 165 m (541 ft) | 45 | 1965 | |
Rio Sul Center | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 164 m (538 ft) | 40 | 1982 | |
Altino Arantes Building | São Paulo | Brazil | 161 m (528 ft) | 36 | 1947 | |
Avianca Building | Bogotá | Colombia | 161 m (528 ft) | 41 | 1969 | |
Mulieris towers | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 161 m (528 ft) | 44 | 2008 | |
El Faro Towers | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 160 m (525 ft) | 46 | 2005 | |
Torre del Café | Medellín | Colombia | 160 m (525 ft) | 36 | 1975 | |
Repsol-YPF tower | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 160 m (525 ft) | 36 | 2008 | |
Provincial Tower[5] | Caracas | Venezuela | 159 m (522 ft) | 40 | 1984 | |
Le Parc tower | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 158 m (518 ft) | 51 | 1995 | |
Torre Norte | São Paulo | Brazil | 158 m (518 ft) | 38 | 1999 | |
Begônias Building | São Paulo | Brazil | 158 m (518 ft) | 41 | 2008 | |
Brookfield Towers — Torre A | São Paulo | Brazil | 158 m (518 ft) | 47 | 2013 | |
Telecommunications Tower | Montevideo | Uruguay | 157 m (515 ft) | 35 | 2002 | |
Château Puerto Madero | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 155 m (509 ft) | 50 | 2010 | |
Torre BBVA Banco Francés | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 155 m (509 ft) | 33 | 2015 | |
Centro Financiero Latino | Caracas | Venezuela | 153 m (502 ft) | 32 | 1978 | |
CAF Tower | Caracas | Venezuela | 150 m (492 ft) | 40 | 2014 | |
Intercontinental Hotel (Isla Multiespacio Complex) | Valencia | Venezuela | 150 m (492 ft) | 40 | 2014 | |
Girasoles Tower | La Paz | Bolivia | 150 m (492 ft) | 40 | 2013 | |
Birmann 21 | São Paulo | Brazil | 149 m (489 ft) | 24 | 1996 | |
E-Tower | São Paulo | Brazil | 148 m (486 ft) | 37 | 2005 | |
Hotel Marriott Santiago | Santiago | Chile | 145 m (476 ft) | 42 | 1999 | |
Sede do BankBoston | São Paulo | Brazil | 145 m (476 ft) | 35 | 2002 | |
Galicia Central Tower | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 145 m (476 ft) | 33 | 2007 | |
Le Parc Puerto Madero | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 145 m (476 ft) | 37 | 2007 | |
Torre Telefónica Chile | Santiago | Chile | 143 m (469 ft) | 33 | 1996 | |
Banco do Brasil Building | São Paulo | Brazil | 143 m (469 ft) | 24 | 1955 | |
105 Lélio Gama St. | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 143 m (469 ft) | 40 | 1980 | |
Edificio Hito Cultural | Lima | Peru | 141 m (463 ft) | 30 | 2015 | |
Alas Building | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 141 m (463 ft) | 42 | 1957 | |
Eldorado Business Tower | São Paulo | Brazil | 141 m (463 ft) | 36 | 2007 | |
Yacht Towers | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 140 m (459 ft) | 44 | 2010 | |
Torres Maui | Rosario | Argentina | 140 m (459 ft) | 44 | 2014 | |
World Trade Center Montevideo (Tower 4) | Montevideo | Uruguay | 140 m (459 ft) | 40 | 2013 | |
Torre Empresarial Colseguros | Bogotá | Colombia | 140 m (459 ft) | 36 | 1996 | |
Edificio Horizontes | Cartagena | Colombia | 140 m (459 ft) | 37 | 2007 | |
Fonade Tower | Bogotá | Colombia | 140 m (459 ft) | 37 | 1974 | |
Edificio de la Contraloría | Bogotá | Colombia | 140 m (459 ft) | 36 | 1974 | |
Edifício Copan | São Paulo | Brazil | 140 m (459 ft) | 38 | 1966 | |
BankBoston Tower | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 140 m (459 ft) | 33 | 2001 | |
Libertador 4444 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 140 m (459 ft) | 46 | 1995 | |
Plaza Centenário | São Paulo | Brazil | 139 m (456 ft) | 32 | 1995 | |
Edificio Banco Continental | Lima | Peru | 137 m (449 ft) | 20 | 1978 | |
Mandarim Building | São Paulo | Brazil | 137 m (449 ft) | 42 | 2006 | |
Bellini Esmeralda Plaza San Martín | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 137 m (449 ft) | 45 | 2015 | |
Torre Renoir I | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 136 m (446 ft) | 41 | 2008 | |
Icono Tower | Asuncion | Paraguay | 136 m (446 ft) | 37 | 2011 | |
Dolfines Guaraní | Rosario | Argentina | 136 m (446 ft) | 45 | 2009 | |
Edificio La Previsora | Guayaquil | Ecuador | 135 m (443 ft) | 35 | 1991 | |
Edificio Corficolombiana | Cali | Colombia | 133 m (436 ft) | 32 | 1974 | |
Barão de Iguape Building | São Paulo | Brazil | 133 m (436 ft) | 37 | 1959 | |
Château Libertador Residence | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 133 m (436 ft) | 40 | 2008 | |
Madero Office Tower | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 131 m (430 ft) | 27 | 2011 | |
Martinelli Building | São Paulo | Brazil | 130 m (427 ft) | 30 | 1930 | |
Ipiranga 165 | São Paulo | Brazil | 130 m (427 ft) | 36 | 1968 | |
São Paulo Hilton | São Paulo | Brazil | 130 m (427 ft) | 30 | 1999 | |
Alvear Icon Hotel | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 130 m (427 ft) | 32 | 2014 | |
Torre Banco Macro | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 130 m (427 ft) | 28 | 2015 | |
Grande São Paulo Building | São Paulo | Brazil | 129 m (423 ft) | 40 | 1971 | |
Mercantil Finasa | São Paulo | Brazil | 129 m (423 ft) | 35 | 1974 | |
Mirabilia Towers | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 129 m (423 ft) | 45 | 2008 | |
955 Belgrano Office | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 129 m (423 ft) | 31 | 2013 | |
Parque Central Residences | Caracas | Venezuela | 127 m (417 ft) | 44 | 1972 | |
Torre Aqualina | Rosario | Argentina | 127 m (417 ft) | 40 | 2009 | |
La Casona | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 127 m (417 ft) | 27 | 2009 | |
Alem Plaza | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 127 m (417 ft) | 32 | 1998 | |
Capitalinas Plaza | Córdoba | Argentina | 127 m (417 ft) | 37 | 2017 | |
Centennial Tower | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 126 m (413 ft) | 45 | 2006 | |
Alto Palermo Plaza Towers | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 126 m (413 ft) | 35 | 1995 | |
North Point III | Bogotá | Colombia | 125 m (410 ft) | 33 | 2009 | |
Sindoni Tower[6] | Maracay | Venezuela | 125 m (410 ft) | 32 | 1999 | |
Demetrio Elíades Building | Mar del Plata | Argentina | 125 m (410 ft) | 40 | 1969 | |
Edificio Citibank[7] | Caracas | Venezuela | 125 m (410 ft) | 28 | 1999 | |
Movilnet Tower[8] | Caracas | Venezuela | 125 m (410 ft) | 28 | 1999 | |
CorpBanca Tower[9] | Caracas | Venezuela | 124 m (407 ft) | 30 | 1966 | |
Torre Alcorta | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 123 m (404 ft) | 29 | 2009 | |
World Trade Center Montevideo | Montevideo | Uruguay | 122 m (400 ft) | 23 | 2002 | |
Seguros Tequendama Tower | Bogotá | Colombia | 122 m (400 ft) | 38 | 1970 | |
San Martín 344 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 122 m (400 ft) | 29 | 2000 | |
Polar Towers (West Tower) | Caracas | Venezuela | 121 m (397 ft) | 25 | 1997 | |
Carlos Pellegrini Tower | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 121 m (397 ft) | 31 | 1974 | |
Torre Begonias | Lima | Peru | 120 m (394 ft) | 26 | 2013 | |
Hotel Alba Caracas | Caracas | Venezuela | 120 m (394 ft) | 36 | 1976 | |
Hotel Westin Libertador | Lima | Peru | 120 m (394 ft) | 34 | 2010 | |
Residencias Tequendama | Bogotá | Colombia | 120 m (394 ft) | 30 | 1978 | |
Torre Tierra Firme | Bogotá | Colombia | 120 m (394 ft) | 29 | 2014 | |
Humboldt Tower | Caracas | Venezuela | 120 m (394 ft) | 26 | 1988 | |
Kavanagh Building | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 120 m (394 ft) | 30 | 1936 | |
Libertador 380 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 120 m (394 ft) | 35 | 1985 | |
Cosmos Building | Mar del Plata | Argentina | 119 m (390 ft) | 38 | 1964 | |
Territoria 3000 | Santiago | Chile | 118 m (387 ft) | 31 | 2008 | |
Banco Plaza Tower | Caracas | Venezuela | 118 m (387 ft) | 24 | 2002 | |
Hotel Caracas Palace | Caracas | Venezuela | 118 m (387 ft) | 32 | 1998 | |
Torres de Bulnes | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 118 m (387 ft) | 37 | 1999 | |
Torres del Parque (Tower A) | Bogotá | Colombia | 117 m (384 ft) | 38 | 1970 | |
Previsora Tower | Caracas | Venezuela | 117 m (384 ft) | 24 | 1973 | |
BCV Building | Caracas | Venezuela | 117 m (384 ft) | 26 | 1967 | |
Credicard Tower | Caracas | Venezuela | 116 m (381 ft) | 22 | 1998 | |
South Tower (Venezuela) | Puerto la Cruz | Venezuela | 116 m (381 ft) | 28 | 1994 | |
Torre Bellini | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 116 m (381 ft) | 37 | 2008 | |
Plaza de la Libertad Tower | Medellín | Colombia | 115 m (377 ft) | 24 | 2011 | |
Andraus Building | São Paulo | Brazil | 115 m (377 ft) | 32 | 1962 | |
Radisson Victoria Plaza (North Tower) | Montevideo | Uruguay | 115 m (377 ft) | 25 | 1996 | |
Catalinas Plaza | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 115 m (377 ft) | 29 | 1995 | |
Punta Divisadero Tower | Rosario | Argentina | 115 m (377 ft) | 37 | 2002 | |
Quartier Demaria | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 115 m (377 ft) | 30 | 1996 | |
Manhattan Tower | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 114 m (374 ft) | 33 | 2000 | |
Parque do Sol[10] | Caxias do Sul | Brazil | 114 m (374 ft) | 36 | 1976 | |
Avellino Tower | Valencia | Venezuela | 114 m (374 ft) | 25 | 2014 | |
Phelps Tower | Caracas | Venezuela | 113 m (371 ft) | 30 | 1968 | |
Angelini Tower | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 113 m (371 ft) | 29 | 2009 | |
Chacofi Building | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 113 m (371 ft) | 29 | 1980 | |
Business Tower | Valencia | Venezuela | 112 m (367 ft) | 22 | 2013 | |
MCT Tower | Caracas | Venezuela | 112 m (367 ft) | 26 | 1994 | |
Centenario Tower | Santiago | Chile | 112 m (367 ft) | 29 | 2000 | |
Embarcadero Tower | Rosario | Argentina | 112 m (367 ft) | 38 | 2010 | |
Promenade Palermo | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 112 m (367 ft) | 36 | 2008 | |
Edificio Alianza | La Paz | Bolivia | 111 m (364 ft) | 30 | 1998 | |
East Portico I | Caracas | Venezuela | 110 m (361 ft) | 20 | 2002 | |
East Portico IT | Caracas | Venezuela | 110 m (361 ft) | 20 | 2002 | |
Torre de la Industria | Santiago | Chile | 110 m (361 ft) | 33 | 1994 | |
Santa María Tower | Santiago | Chile | 110 m (361 ft) | 33 | 1980 | |
Ángela Tower | Córdoba | Argentina | 110 m (361 ft) | 30 | 1983 | |
Bouchard Tower | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 110 m (361 ft) | 30 | 1994 | |
Catalinas Norte Tower | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 110 m (361 ft) | 30 | 1975 | |
Torre Intecons | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 110 m (361 ft) | 28 | 2010 | |
DosPlaza | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 110 m (361 ft) | 33 | 2011 | |
Renaissance São Paulo Hotel | São Paulo | Brazil | 110 m (361 ft) | 26 | 1994 | |
Multicentro - Tower B | La Paz | Bolivia | 110 m (361 ft) | 29 | 1995 | |
Canta Claro Plaza Tower | Maracay | Venezuela | 110 m (361 ft) | 20 | 1980 | |
Domus Tower | Caracas | Venezuela | 110 m (361 ft) | 22 | 1994 | |
Torre Vista BA | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 110 m (361 ft) | 33 | 2014 | |
Centro Cívico de Lima | Lima | Peru | 109 m (358 ft) | 34 | 1974 | |
Normandie Tower | Caracas | Venezuela | 109 m (358 ft) | 20 | 1972 | |
Centro Parque Caracas | Caracas | Venezuela | 109 m (358 ft) | 28 | 1992 | |
Capriles Tower | Caracas | Venezuela | 108 m (354 ft) | 28 | 1969 | |
Banco de Venezuela Tower | Caracas | Venezuela | 108 m (354 ft) | 27 | 1984 | |
Castellana Residences | Caracas | Venezuela | 108 m (354 ft) | 28 | 2010 | |
Torre Barlovento | Lima | Peru | 107 m (351 ft) | 26 | 2015 | |
Digitel Tower | Caracas | Venezuela | 107 m (351 ft) | 25 | 2009 | |
Bolivian Central Bank Building | La Paz | Bolivia | 107 m (351 ft) | 28 | 1980 | |
Chocavento Tower | Lima | Peru | 107 m (351 ft) | 25 | 2001 | |
Prourban Tower | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 107 m (351 ft) | 29 | 1983 | |
Wilson Tower | Asunción | Paraguay | 107 m (351 ft) | 33 | 1993 | |
Banesco Tower | Caracas | Venezuela | 107 m (351 ft) | 23 | 2004 | |
Tower of the Americas | La Paz | Bolivia | 106 m (348 ft) | 29 | 1979 | |
Galería Colón Tower | Puerto la Cruz | Venezuela | 106 m (348 ft) | 30 | 2001 | |
Torre Unión | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 106 m (348 ft) | 33 | 2006 | |
Alvear 1491 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 105 m (344 ft) | 30 | 1987 | |
Torre La Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 105 m (344 ft) | 31 | 1987 | |
Alameda Building | La Paz | Bolivia | 105 m (344 ft) | 26 | 1967 | |
Yutaje Residences | Caracas | Venezuela | 105 m (344 ft) | 31 | 1985 | |
Las Palmas Residences | Caracas | Venezuela | 105 m (344 ft) | 25 | 1996 | |
Rasil Hotel | Puerto la Cruz | Venezuela | 105 m (344 ft) | 25 | 1998 | |
Torre Ocampo | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 105 m (344 ft) | 30 | 1980 | |
Complejo Juan Felipe Ibarra | Santiago del Estero | Argentina | 105 m (344 ft) | 24 | 2014 | |
Beruti 4642 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 104 m (341 ft) | 28 | 2013 | |
Complejo Las Plazas | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 104 m (341 ft) | 35 | 1997 | |
Palacio de Justicia | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 104 m (341 ft) | 24 | 1996 | |
BOD Tower | Valencia | Venezuela | 104 m (341 ft) | 26 | 2004 | |
Parque Cristal | Caracas | Venezuela | 103 m (338 ft) | 18 | 1977 | |
Centro Simón Bolívar Towers | Caracas | Venezuela | 103 m (338 ft) | 32 | 1954 | |
Dorrego Tower | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 102 m (335 ft) | 32 | 1971 | |
Intercontinental Plaza | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 102 m (335 ft) | 26 | 1994 | |
Gelly & Casares Tower | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 101 m (331 ft) | 31 | 2002 | |
Torres de Canning | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 101 m (331 ft) | 32 | 1975 | |
Galería Florida Tower | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 101 m (331 ft) | 30 | 1964 | |
Brunetta Tower | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 101 m (331 ft) | 31 | 1965 | |
Camoruco Tower | Valencia | Venezuela | 101 m (331 ft) | 25 | 1996 | |
Coral State | Córdoba | Argentina | 100 m (328 ft) | 25 | 2008 | |
Sudamérica Building | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 100 m (328 ft) | 32 | 1962 | |
Hotel Las Naciones | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 100 m (328 ft) | 30 | 1982 | |
Manantiales Towers | Mar del Plata | Argentina | 100 m (328 ft) | 30 | 1988 | |
Paraguay 2300 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 100 m (328 ft) | 30 | 1979 | |
Torre del Cerro | Posadas | Argentina | 100 m (328 ft) | 27 | 2011 | |
Bouchard Plaza | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 100 m (328 ft) | 26 | 2004 | |
Palacio Barolo | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 100 m (328 ft) | 22 | 1923 | |
See also
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
- List of tallest buildings in Africa
- List of tallest buildings in Europe
Sources
References
- ↑ Emporis GmbH. "Gran Torre Santiago, Santiago, Chile". Emporis.com.
- ↑ Emporis GmbH. "Centro Financiero Confinanzas, Caracas, Venezuela". Emporis.com.
- ↑ Emporis GmbH. "Banco Mercantil, Caracas, Venezuela". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ↑ Emporis GmbH. "Millennium Palace, Balneário Camboriú, Brasil". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- ↑ Emporis GmbH. "Centro Financiero Provincial, Caracas, Venezuela". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ↑ Emporis GmbH. "Torre Sindoni, Maracay, Venezuela". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ↑ Emporis GmbH. "Edificio Citibank, Caracas, Venezuela". Emporis.com.
- ↑ Emporis GmbH. "Torre Movilnet, Caracas, Venezuela". Emporis.com.
- ↑ Emporis GmbH. "Torre CorpBanca, Caracas, Venezuela". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ↑ Emporis GmbH. "Parque do Sol, Caxias do Sul, Brazil". Emporis.com.
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