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South America has historically seen a relatively modest demand for skyscrapers, with the majority of the continent's tallest buildings being 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.

Most of the continent's high-rises are in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela, with the tallest buildings being located in Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Balneário Camboríu, Santiago, Bogotá, Cartagena, and Caracas, all of which (except Balneário Camboríu) are one of the biggest financial centres of these countries.

History

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. Martinelli was not only the first, but the tallest skyscraper of South America until being surpassed by the Altino Arantes Building, also in São Paulo, in 1947.

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 Catalinas Norte and Puerto Madero (Buenos Aires); along the Centro Empresarial Nações Unidas and the Central Zone of São Paulo (São Paulo); Sanhattan (Santiago); and Parque Central Complex (Caracas).

Tallest buildings

  Was South America's tallest building upon completion
Rank Name Image Location Country Height
m / (ft) 		Floors Year Notes
1 Gran Torre Santiago Santiago   Chile 300 m (984 ft) 62 2014 tallest building in Chile and South America; first supertall building to be constructed in South America; second tallest building in Latin America (behind Mexico's T.Op Torre 1); fifth tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere (behind Indonesia's Autograph Tower and Luminary Tower, and Australia's Q1 Tower and Australia 108). [1]
2 One Tower Balneário Camboriú   Brazil 290 m (951 ft) 84 2022 tallest building in Brazil. [2]
3= Yachthouse Residence Club (Tower 1) Balneário Camboriú   Brazil 281 m (922 ft) 81 2023 [3]
3= Yachthouse Residence Club (Tower 2) Balneário Camboriú   Brazil 281 m (922 ft) 81 2023 [3]
5 Alvear Tower Buenos Aires   Argentina 239 m (784 ft) 54 2017 tallest building in Argentina. [4]
6 Infinity Coast Balneário Camboriú   Brazil 235 m (771 ft) 66 2019
7 Parque Central Complex (West Tower) Caracas   Venezuela 225 m (738 ft) 56 1979 tallest building in Venezuela; tallest building in South America from 1979 until 2014.
8 BD Bacatá (South Tower) Bogotá   Colombia 216 m (709 ft) 67 2015 tallest building in Colombia. [5]
9 Epic Tower Balneário Camboriú   Brazil 209 m (686 ft) 55 2020
10 Estelar Hotel Cartagena de Indias   Colombia 202 m (663 ft) 52 2017
11 Torres Atrio (South Tower) Bogotá   Colombia 200 m (656 ft) 44 2019
12 Torre Colpatria Bogotá   Colombia 196 m (643 ft) 50 1978 tallest building in South America from 1978 until 1979.
13 Titanium La Portada Santiago   Chile 194 m (636 ft) 55 2010 [6]
14 Centro de Comercio Internacional Bogotá   Colombia 192 m (630 ft) 50 1977 tallest building in South America from 1977 until 1978.
15 Orion Complex Goiânia   Brazil 191 m (627 ft) 50 2018 [7]
16 Centro Financiero Confinanzas Caracas   Venezuela 190 m (623 ft) 45 1994 [8]
17 Museo Parque Central Bogotá   Colombia 185 m (607 ft) 45 2017
18 Torre E Bogotá   Colombia 184 m (604 ft) 46 2017
19= Tour Geneve João Pessoa   Brasil 183 m (600 ft) 51 2018
19= Cali Tower Cali   Colombia 183 m (600 ft) 46 1984
21 Mercantil Tower Caracas   Venezuela 179 m (587 ft) 40 1984 [9]
22 Millennium Palace Camboriú Balneário Camboriú   Brazil 177 m (581 ft) 46 2014 [10]
23= Kingdom Park Vaca Brava Goiânia   Brazil 175 m (574 ft) 52 2019
23= Coltejer Building Medellín   Colombia 175 m (574 ft) 37 1972
25= E Tower North Point Bogotá   Colombia 172 m (564 ft) 46 2018
25= Torre Cavia Buenos Aires   Argentina 172 m (564 ft) 45 2009 [11]
25= Concordia Corporate Nova Lima   Brazil 172 m (564 ft) 44 2018
25= Platina 220 São Paulo   Brazil 172 m (564 ft) 40 2022
29 Ciudadela San Martín Torre Norte Bogotá   Colombia 171 m (561 ft) 47 1983
29 Mirante do Vale São Paulo   Brazil 170 m (558 ft) 51 1960 tallest building in South America from 1960 until 1977.
30 Grand Bay Club Cartagena de Indias   Colombia 170 m (558 ft) 43 2009
31 Figueira Altos do Tatuapé São Paulo   Brazil 168 m (551 ft) 52 2021
32 Edifício Itália São Paulo   Brazil 165 m (541 ft) 45 1965
33 Rio Sul Center Rio de Janeiro   Brazil 164 m (538 ft) 40 1982
34 Green Tower La Paz   Bolivia 163.4 m (536 ft) 40 2022 tallest building in Bolivia. [12]
34 Majestic Building Bucaramanga   Colombia 163 m (535 ft) 42 2015
35 Mirage 57 Barranquilla   Colombia 162 m (531 ft) 43 2016
36 Altino Arantes Building São Paulo   Brazil 161 m (528 ft) 36 1947 tallest building in South America from 1947 until 1960.
37 Avianca Building Bogotá   Colombia 161 m (528 ft) 41 1969
38 Mulieris Towers Buenos Aires   Argentina 161 m (528 ft) 44 2008
39 El Faro Towers Buenos Aires   Argentina 160 m (525 ft) 46 2005
40 Torre del Café Medellín   Colombia 160 m (525 ft) 36 1975
41 Palmetto Cartagena de Indias   Colombia 160 m (525 ft) 42 2009
42 Repsol-YPF Tower Buenos Aires   Argentina 160 m (525 ft) 36 2008 [13]
43 Provincial Tower Caracas   Venezuela 159 m (522 ft) 40 1984 [14]
40 Villa Serena Balneário Camboriú   Brazil 159 m (522 ft) 46 2013
41 Le Parc Tower Buenos Aires   Argentina 158 m (518 ft) 51 1995
42 Torre Norte São Paulo   Brazil 158 m (518 ft) 38 1999
43 Parque Cidade Jardim São Paulo   Brazil 158 m (518 ft) 41 2010
44 Brookfield Towers (Tower A) São Paulo   Brazil 158 m (518 ft) 47 2013
45 Telecommunications Tower Montevideo   Uruguay 157 m (515 ft) 35 2002 tallest building in Uruguay. [15]
46 Palmetto Eliptic Cartagena de Indias   Colombia 156 m (512 ft) 41 2011
47 Château Puerto Madero Buenos Aires   Argentina 155 m (509 ft) 50 2010
48 Torre BBVA Banco Francés Buenos Aires   Argentina 155 m (509 ft) 33 2015
49 Mansão Margarida Costa Pinto Salvador   Brazil 154 m (505 ft) 43 2008
50 Grattacielo Building Barranquilla   Colombia 153 m (502 ft) 39 2014
51 Centro Financiero Latino Caracas   Venezuela 153 m (502 ft) 32 1978
52 Universe Life Square Curitiba   Brazil 152 m (499 ft) 45 2014
53 Go Green Building Bucaramanga   Colombia 150 m (492 ft) 38 2015
54 CAF Tower Caracas   Venezuela 150 m (492 ft) 40 2014
55 Intercontinental Hotel (Isla Multiespacio Complex) Valencia   Venezuela 150 m (492 ft) 40 2014
56 Girasoles Tower La Paz   Bolivia 150 m (492 ft) 40 2013 [16]
57 Birmann 21 São Paulo   Brazil 149 m (489 ft) 24 1996
58 Premier Vision Goiânia   Brazil 148 m (486 ft) 47 2005
59 E-Tower São Paulo   Brazil 148 m (486 ft) 37 2005
60 Infinitum Cartagena Residential Tower in Cartagena, Colombia Cartagena   Colombia 145 m (476 ft) 39 2018
61 Sede do BankBoston São Paulo   Brazil 145 m (476 ft) 35 2002
62 Building of the Comptroller General of Colombia Bogotá   Colombia 145 m (476 ft) 32 1974
63 Galicia Central Tower Buenos Aires   Argentina 145 m (476 ft) 33 2007
64 Le Parc Puerto Madero Buenos Aires   Argentina 145 m (476 ft) 37 2007
65 Iluminata Tower Barranquilla   Colombia 145 m (476 ft) 36 2016
66 Torre Telefónica Chile Santiago   Chile 143 m (469 ft) 33 1996 [17]
67 Banco do Brasil Building São Paulo   Brazil 143 m (469 ft) 24 1955
68 105 Lélio Gama St. Rio de Janeiro   Brazil 143 m (469 ft) 40 1980
69 Solara Towers Barranquilla   Colombia 142 m (466 ft) 36 2015
70 Alas Building Buenos Aires   Argentina 141 m (463 ft) 41 1957
71 Eldorado Business Tower São Paulo   Brazil 141 m (463 ft) 36 2007
72 Torre Banco de la Nación Lima   Peru 140 m (459 ft) [18] 30 2015 tallest building in Peru.
73 Yacht Towers Buenos Aires   Argentina 140 m (459 ft) 44 2010
74 Torres Maui Rosario   Argentina 140 m (459 ft) 44 2014
75 World Trade Center Montevideo (Tower 4) Montevideo   Uruguay 140 m (459 ft) 40 2013
76 Torre Allianz Bogotá   Colombia 140 m (459 ft) 36 1996
77 Edificio Horizontes Cartagena   Colombia 140 m (459 ft) 37 2007
78 Fonade Tower Bogotá   Colombia 140 m (459 ft) 37 1974
79 Edificio de la Contraloría Bogotá   Colombia 140 m (459 ft) 36 1974
80 BankBoston Tower Buenos Aires   Argentina 140 m (459 ft) 33 2001
81 Libertador 4444 Buenos Aires   Argentina 140 m (459 ft) 46 1995
82 Evolution Corporate São Paulo   Brazil 140 m (459 ft) 35 2014
83 Plaza Centenário São Paulo   Brazil 139 m (456 ft) 32 1995
84 Mirante João Olímpio Filho Natal   Brazil 138 m (453 ft) 43 2009
85 Edificio Banco Continental Lima   Peru 137 m (449 ft) 20 1978
86 Mandarim Building São Paulo   Brazil 137 m (449 ft) 42 2006
87 Bellini Esmeralda Plaza San Martín Buenos Aires   Argentina 137 m (449 ft) 45 2015
88 The Point Tower Guayaquil   Ecuador 136 m (446 ft) 36 2013 tallest building in Ecuador.
89 Icono Tower Asuncion   Paraguay 136 m (446 ft) 37 2011 tallest building in Paraguay.
90 Torre Renoir I Buenos Aires   Argentina 136 m (446 ft) 41 2008 [19] [20]
91 Dolfines Guaraní Rosario   Argentina 136 m (446 ft) 45 2009
92 Mundo Plaza Salvador   Brazil 135 m (443 ft) 41 2010
93 Edificio La Previsora Guayaquil   Ecuador 135 m (443 ft) 35 1991
94 Metrópolis Balneário Camboriú   Brazil 134 m (440 ft) 40 2010
95 Edificio Corficolombiana Cali   Colombia 133 m (436 ft) 32 1974
96 Barão de Iguape Building São Paulo   Brazil 133 m (436 ft) 37 1959
97 Château Libertador Residence Buenos Aires   Argentina 133 m (436 ft) 40 2008
98 Madero Office Tower Buenos Aires   Argentina 131 m (430 ft) 27 2011
99 City U Bogotá   Colombia 131 m (430 ft) 32 2016
100 Píer Maurício de Nassau Recife   Brazil 131 m (430 ft) 42 2009
100 Hotel Marriott Santiago Santiago   Chile 130 m (427 ft) 42 1999 [21]

See also

References

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