Telecommunications Tower (Montevideo)

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

Telecommunications Tower
General information
Status	Completed
Location	Montevideo, Uruguay
Coordinates	34°53′31″S 56°11′41″W
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.
Website
www.descubrimontevideo.uy/en/telecommunications-tower

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.^[1] 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.

See also

• ANTEL
• Communications in Uruguay
• American Bridge Company
• List of tallest buildings in Uruguay

References

1. "Edificio Joaquín Torres García, Antel". Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.

External links

• ANTEL official website
• American Bridge, participant in the construction
• Guided Tours in the building