World Trade Center Mexico City
| World Trade Center Mexico City | |
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WTC Mexico City in September 2006
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Colonia Nápoles, Benito Juárez borough, Mexico City |
| Coordinates | 19°23′40″N 99°10′28″W / 19.3945°N 99.1744°WCoordinates: 19°23′40″N 99°10′28″W / 19.3945°N 99.1744°W |
| Construction started | 1966 |
| Estimated completion | 1972 |
| Opened | 1972 (as Hotel de México) |
| Renovated | 1992–1995 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 207 m (679 ft) |
| Roof | 191 m (627 ft) |
| Top floor | 172 m (564 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 50 |
| Floor area | 239.000 m² |
| Lifts/elevators | 35 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Guillermo Rossell de la Lama y Ramon Miquelajauregui |
| Developer | EUREKA, ESCALA INTERNACIONAL, GUTSA |
The World Trade Center Mexico City, also still commonly called by its former name, Hotel de México, is a building complex located in south-central Mexico City, Mexico. Its most famous and recognizable feature is the 52-story, 207 m (670 ft) high Torre WTC, the third tallest building in Mexico City (including antenna), or fourth when measured by its 191 m (587 ft) roof height. When talking about the World Trade Center México, one usually is referring to the uniquely shaped tower. The complex also includes a convention center, cultural center, parking facilities, a multi-screen cinema, a revolving 45th-floor luxury restaurant, and shopping center with Sears as an anchor tenant. It will also include a 22-floor hotel, which is currently under construction. Located on Avenida de los Insurgentes, the complex is served by the Polyforum station of the Metrobús Bus rapid transit system, located a few meters away. The station is named after the Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros, a part of the WTC complex.
The WTC México began its existence as the Hotel de México, a building and complex that never really performed their intended functions.
Construction of the Hotel de México took place in a lot called Parque de La Lama located in Mexico City Napoles neighborhood (Spanish: Colonia Nápoles). The lot was set aside by real estate businessperson José Jerónimo de La Lama in 1947. However, by 1966, when the project was started, the owner and financial sponsor was Manuel Suarez y Suarez.
The Hotel de México project included, a hotel building as well as a cultural center housing the Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros and several other facilities aimed at making the complex a hub for business, culture, tourism, and architecture. Plans for the complex were presented at the 13th international architecture contest in Munich.
Slated to be ready for the 1968 Olympics, the project ran over schedule and over budget and although the main tower was completed in 1972, it never really functioned as a hotel, and, due to political and economical reasons, the tower as well as the rest of the complex were left in an unfinished state, save for the Polyforum.
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