Torre Colpatria | |
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Height | 196m |
Floors | 50 |
Year | 1979 |
City | Bogotà |
The Torre Colpatria (English: Colpatria tower) is a 50-story skyscraper in the downtown area of Bogotá, Colombia. It's the third largest building in the nation and the fifth-tallest in South America. Constructed from 1973 to 1978 and opened in 1979, it has a complete height of 196 metres (643 ft), becoming the tallest skyscraper of Colombia and holding this title until 2016, when the south tower of the BD Bacatá was topped off. The main headquarters of the Colpatria Bank are located in the building, in addition to a large number of other banks and financial corporations have offices in it. The building lies at the intersection of 26th street and 7th avenue, in the heart of the city's downtown.
Eureka Tower | |
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Height | 297m |
Floors | 91 |
Year | 2006 |
City | Melbourne |
Eureka Tower is a 297.3 m (975 feet ) skyscraper located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Construction began in August 2002 and the exterior was completed on 1 June 2006. The plaza was finished in June 2006 and the building was officially opened on 11 October 2006. The project was designed by Melbourne architectural company Fender Katsalidis Architects and was built by Grocon (Grollo Australia). The programmer of the tower was Eureka Tower Pty Ltd, a joint venture consisting of Daniel Grollo (Grocon), investor Tab Fried and one of the Tower's architects Nonda Katsalidis. It was the world's tallest residential tower when measured to its greatest floor, until surpassed by Ocean Heights and the HHHR Tower in Dubai. From 2006 to 2019, it was the tallest building in Melbourne, until the topping from Australia 108. It's currently the third tallest building in Australia, supporting the Q1 in Queensland and Australia 108, in addition to the second tallest to roof (excluding spire) supporting the latter skyscraper. As of 2016 it was the 15th tallest residential building in the world.
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