Avianca Building 3.09

Avianca Building is a 161 meter-tall office skyscraper located at the intersection of 16th street and Seventh Avenue, next to Santander Park in the city of Bogotá, Colombia.HistoryIts design and construction were awarded to Esguerra Saenz, Urdaneta, Samper and Co., Ricaurte Prieto Carrizosa and Italian Domenico Parma, after a call for design proposals among the most recognized architecture firms at the time. The design of the building was completed in 1963, and its construction took place between 1966 and 1969, built on the former grounds of the Regina hotel. Its inauguration was at the end of 1969. At that time it was the tallest international style skyscraper in South America. The building was erected for Avianca airlines.FeaturesIt is currently in use and has 40 floors. The facades of the building are defined as continuous windows on both sides. The international style designs.A fire on July 23, 1973, killed 4 people and injured 63, destroying the contents of several floors inside the building. There was no major damage to the building structure itself.