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    • Source: Telecommunications Tower (Montevideo)

      • Torre de las Telecomunicaciones (Telecommunications Tower), or Torre Joaquín Torres García (Joaquín Torres García Tower), usually referred as Antel Tower, is a 157-meter-tall (515 ft) building with 35 floors located in Montevideo, Uruguay.
      It hosts the headquarters of Uruguay's government-owned telecommunications company, ANTEL, and is the tallest skyscraper in the country. Designed by the Uruguayan-Canadian architect Carlos Ott, it is situated by the side of the Bay of Montevideo. The tower was completed by American Bridge and other design/built consortium team members in 2002.


      Description


      With a total area of 19.459 m², the complex consists of the main tower, the Customer Service Building, the Telecommunications Museum and the Auditorium.
      There are guided visits all through the week.


      Controversy


      When its construction was announced, many politicians complained about its cost ($40 million, plus $25 million for the construction of the other 5 buildings of the Telecommunications Complex).
      Problems during its construction turned the original $65 million into $102 million.


      See also


      ANTEL
      Communications in Uruguay
      American Bridge Company
      List of tallest buildings in Uruguay


      References




      External links



      ANTEL official website
      American Bridge, participant in the construction
      Guided Tours in the building

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