Parque Central Complex
| Parque Central Complex | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Location | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Coordinates | 10°29′53.9″N 66°54′04.7″W / 10.498306°N 66.901306°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 | 60 (Twin Towers) 45 (Residential Buildings) |
| Floor area | 1.400 m² |
| Lifts/elevators | 26 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Daniel Fernández-Shaw |
| Developer | Centro Simón Bolívar |
| Main contractor | Siso & Fernández Shaw |
Coordinates: 10°29′53.9″N 66°54′04.7″W / 10.498306°N 66.901306°W
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 the Parque Central Towers are South America's second tallest skyscrapers and the third tallest in Latin America, after Gran Torre Santiago in Santiago (Chile) and Torre Mayor in Mexico City. Parque Central towers are the tallest twin buildings in Latin America.
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.
In 1969 Enrique Delfino Arriens engineer and CEO of the construction Delpre CA submitted the draft to the president of Central Park Centro Simón Bolívar during the period of the then President of the Republic Rafael Caldera for the construction of an urban development between Lecuna avenues and Bolivar of urbanization El Conde de Caracas.
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