Torre Mayor

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name = Torre Mayor


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location = Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City
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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)
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floor_count = 55
elevator_count = 29
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floor_area = 84,135 m² (905,700 ft)
architect = Zeidler Roberts Partnership
IDEA Asociados de México
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contractor = A.D. Tec Gerencia de Construcción
developer = Reichmann International
Empresas ICA Sociedad Controladora
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references = [ [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=372 Torre Mayor - SkyscraperPage.com ] ] The Torre Mayor is a skyscraper in Mexico City, Mexico. With a height of 225 meters (740 feet) to the top floor, and 55 stories, it is the tallest building in Latin America, surpassing in mid-2003 the 220 meter (724 feet) high towers of Parque Central Complex, in Caracas, Venezuela, which were, between 1979 and 2003, the tallest buildings in Latin America. The Torre Mayor was developed by Canadian businessman Paul 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 at Paseo de la Reforma #505, it was built by Canadian-owned Reichmann International on the former location of the Cine Chapultepec. Construction work began in 1999 and was finished in late 2003. Due to Mexico City's high propensity to earthquakes, 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 alongside U.S. Bank Tower in Los 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]