Parque Central Complex
Parque Central Complex | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Mixed-use |
Location | Caracas, Venezuela |
Coordinates | 10°29′53.9″N 66°54′04.7″W |
Construction started | 1970 |
Completed | 1972 (Residential Buildings) 1979 (West Tower) 1983 (East Tower) |
Opening | 1983 |
Height | |
Antenna spire | 255.0 m (836.6 ft) |
Roof | 225.0 m (738.2 ft) (Twin Towers) 127.0 m (416.7 ft) (Residential Buildings) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 64 (Twin Towers) 45 (Residential Buildings) |
Floor area | 1.400 m² |
Lifts/elevators | 26 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Henrique Siso Maury & Daniel Fernández-Shaw |
Developer | Centro Simón Bolívar |
Main contractor | Siso-Shaw & Associates |
The Parque Central Complex is a housing, commercial and cultural development, implemented by Centro Simón Bolívar and located in the area known as El Conde in the center of the city of Caracas, Venezuela adjacent to Paseo Vargas.
Within the complex are the Twin Towers of Parque Central which are two skyscrapers that, for decades, have become Caracas' architectural icon. From 1979 (when the West Tower was opened) until 2003, they held the title of tallest skyscrapers in Latin America until they were overtaken by Torre Mayor in Mexico City. Today (as of April 2020) the Parque Central Towers are South America's 6th tallest skyscrapers and the 22nd tallest in Latin America, after Torres Obispado in Monterrey, Gran Torre Santiago in Santiago (Chile), and many buildings in Panama City, Mexico City, and Balneário Camboriú. Parque Central towers were the tallest twin buildings in Latin America, now the 281 m high Edifício Yachthouse in Balneário Camboriú - Brazil, owns the title.
When the complex was finally opened in 1983, it was considered the "most important urban development in Latin America". Since then Parque Central is a point of reference in Caracas and its main landmark. It houses many cultural and government institutions and is adjacent to the cultural district of museums in Caracas.