List of tallest buildings in Colombia

BD Bacatá under construction
Torre Colpatria in Bogotá
Bogotá downtown from Torre Colpatria, Centro de Comercio Internacional on right

This list of tallest buildings in Colombia ranks skyscrapers in Colombia by height. This lists ranks Colombia skyscrapers that stand at least 150 metres (492 feet) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

The new current tallest building in Bogotá is the BD Bacatá,[1] In June 2, 2015 it became taller than Torre Colpatria, which held the title of the tallest building in Colombia since 1979. When finished, The BC Bacatá is expected to be 240 meters (790 ft) tall. In May 2007 construction of the shell of the 206 meters (676 ft) high Torre de la Escollera in Cartagena was at an advanced stage, but a wind storm damaged it, causing structural failure. Construction was halted and the shell was dismantled.

Position Name Location Height Floors Year of completion
m ft
1 BD Bacatá (under construction)[2] Bogotá 240 790 67 2016
2 Torre Colpatria[3] Bogotá 196 643 48 1979
3 Centro de Comercio Internacional[4] Bogotá 192 630 50 1974
4 Cali Tower[5] Cali 183.5 602 46 1980
5 Coltejer Building[6] Medellín 175 574 36 1972
6 Ciudadela San Martín North Tower[7] Bogotá 171 561 42 1983
7 Grand Bay Club Cartagena 170 560 43 2010
8 Avianca Building[8] Bogotá 161 528 41 1969
9 Torre del Café Medellín 160 520 36 1975
10 Ciudadela San Martín South Tower [9] Bogotá 154 505 38 1988
11 Grattacielo Building Barranquilla 153 502 39 2014
12 Torre Krystal Bogotá 150 490 38 2015

References

  1. ↑ El Espectador
  2. ↑ El Espectador.com
  3. ↑ emporis.com - Torre Colpatria
  4. ↑ emporis.com - Centro de Comercio Internacional
  5. ↑ emporis.com - Torre De Cali
  6. ↑ emporis.com - Torre Coltejer
  7. ↑ emporis.com - Ciudadela San Martín Torre Norte
  8. ↑ emporis.com - Edificio Avianca
  9. ↑ skyscraperpage.com - Caja de Empleados de La policia Nacional

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