Torre Colpatria

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Year Built	Companies	Location
1978	Colpatria Bank	Bogotá, Colombia

Torre Colpatria (Colpatria Tower) is a 50-story building located in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the tallest in the country. It was constructed in 1978, and has an altitude of 196 metres. The main headquarters of Colpatria Bank are located in the building, which lies in the intersection of 26th street and 7th avenue, in the middle of the city´s downtown.

The building is a landmark in the country, and it dominates Bogota´s skyline along with other strucutres such as the Bancafé, FONADE and COLSEGUROS buildings.

On weekends and holidays, the top floor is open to visitors, where a cafeteria and a viewpoint are located.

Colpatria Tower will be surpassed as the tallest building in Colombia by a new 70-story apartment tower that is being built in the city of Cartagena.

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Bogotá downtown view from the Colpatria tower

Colpatria Tower at night

Tower as seen from a downtown street