Neiva National Telegraph and Post Office Building

National Telegraph and Post Office Building
Edificio Nacional de Correos y Telégrafos
Location within Colombia
General information
Architectural style	Neo-Mudéjar
Location	Neiva, Colombia
Country	Colombia
Coordinates	2°59′55″N 75°18′16″W / 2.99861°N 75.30444°W / 2.99861; -75.30444
Current tenants	DIAN
Completed	1935
Height	142 metres (466 ft)
Technical details
Diameter	160 by 150 metres (520 × 490 ft)
Floor area	260,000 square metres (2,800,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Client	Colombian government
Architect	Alberto Wills Ferro

The National Telegraph and Post Office Building is a public building and landmark in the city of Neiva in the Huila Department. It was built in the early 1930s commissioned by Alfonso Araújo, the Colombian Minister of Public Works, during the presidencial term of Enrique Olaya Herrera.^[1]

The National Building was designed by the architect Alberto Wills Ferro influenced by Mudéjar Architecture and Art Deco. ^[1] The building originally was used mainly as post office. Currently it is used by DIAN, the Colombian National Tax and Customs office.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo de Neiva, .