- Torre Mayor
Infobox Skyscraper
building_name = Torre Mayor
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location =Paseo de la Reforma ,Mexico City
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groundbreaking =
constructed = 1999-2003
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use = office
antenna_spire = 230.1 m (755 ft)Fact|date=September 2007
roof = 225.4 m (738 ft)
top_floor =
floor_count = 55
elevator_count = 29
cost =
floor_area = 84,135 m2 (905,700 ft)
architect =Zeidler Roberts Partnership IDEA Asociados de México
engineer =
contractor =A.D. Tec Gerencia de Construcción
developer =Reichmann International Empresas ICA Sociedad Controladora
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management =
references = [ [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=372 Torre Mayor - SkyscraperPage.com ] ] The Torre Mayor is askyscraper inMexico City ,Mexico . With a height of 225 meters (740 feet) to the top floor, and 55 stories, it is the tallest building inLatin America , surpassing in mid-2003 the 220 meter (724 feet) high towers ofParque Central Complex , inCaracas ,Venezuela , which were, between 1979 and 2003, the tallest buildings in Latin America. The Torre Mayor was developed by Canadian businessmanPaul Reichmann , who also maintains part ownership. It is also part-owned by a group of institutional investors. The building was designed by the architecture firm, Zeidler Partenership Architects.Located atPaseo de la Reforma #505, it was built by Canadian-ownedReichmann International on the former location of theCine Chapultepec . Construction work began in1999 and was finished in late2003 . Due toMexico City 's high propensity toearthquake s, the tower incorporates several anti-earthquake measures. In fact, this building shares the title of the strongest (in matter of pro-earthquake engineering) building on Earth alongsideU.S. Bank Tower inLos Angeles, California . The Torre Mayor building is designed to withstand an 8.5 intensity earthquake in the Richter Scale, compared to the U.S. Bank Tower that can withstand an 8.3 intensity earthquake.Explosive device
On Friday, 31 August 2007, a homemade explosive device attached to a cell phone was found in a car parked in the building. The device was removed without incident after an anonymous phone tip prompted the authorities to evacuate 10,000 people from the building. [cite web |url= http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/08/31/index.php?section=capital&article=038n1cap|title= Hallan artefacto explosivo en la Torre Mayor; más de 10 mil desalojados|publisher= www.jornada.unam.mx|date=2007-08-31|accessdate=2007-08-31] [cite web |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6971652.stm|title= Bomb scare at Mexico skyscraper|publisher= news.bbc.co.uk|date=2007-08-31|accessdate=2007-08-31]
Apple Store
Rumors suggest that
Apple Inc. has plans to build an eight story high annex for a proposed Apple Store, which would open in late 2008, or early 2009. However, the company has not substantiated these rumors in any way.References
External links
*structurae|id=s0024887|title=Torre Mayor
*http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=372
* [http://www.torremayor.com.mx/ Torre Mayor web site]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=torremayor-mexicocity-mexico Torre Mayor on Emporis]
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