Telecommunications Tower

Telecommunications Tower


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caption = Telecommunications Tower (ANTEL)
building_name = Telecommunications Tower
building_type =
location = Montevideo
coordinates = coord |34|53|31|S|56|11|41|W
completion_date = 2002
status = Completed
architect = Carlos Ott
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year_end = 2002
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est-completion = 2002
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use =
antenna_spire =
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top_floor = 35
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cost = 102 million dollars
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owner = ANTEL
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Torre de las Telecomunicaciones (Telecommunications Tower) or Torre Antel (Antel Tower) is a 158 meter tall building with 35 floors in Montevideo, Uruguay. This is the headquarters of Uruguay's government-owned telecommunications company, ANTEL, and is the tallest building in the country. It was designed by architect Carlos Ott. It is situated by the side of Montevideo's bay.

Controversy

When its construction was announced, many politicians complained about its cost (40 million dollars, plus 25 million dollars for the construction of the other 5 buildings of the Telecommunications Complex).

Problems during its construction turned the original 65 million dollars into 102 million dollars. Today, the tower is seen by many as a frivolous waste of money and a monument to Julio María Sanguinetti's vanity. [ [http://tips.org.uy/SPA/portal/NOTTexto.asp?Nro=14436&Pais=URU Polémica en torno a costo y funcionalidad de la Torre de Antel provoca enfrentamiento en el seno del gobierno] ]

Problems during construction

There were complications during the construction of the Tower, which made it more expensive. Fact|date=October 2007

See also

*ANTEL
*Communications in Uruguay

References

External links

* [http://www.espectador.com/principal/noticias/not0308061.htm "Una persona resultó lesionada al caerse una chapa del techo del anfiteatro de la Torre de las Telecomunicaciones" (A person was injured by a falling plate from the ceiling of the amphitheatre of the Telecommunications Tower)]
* [http://www.lacapital.com.ar/2006/08/13/turismo/noticia_316991.shtml "Montevideo, cada vez más linda"]
* [http://www.antel.com.uy ANTEL]


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