Palacio Salvo

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Salvo Palace
Palacio Salvo
Palacio Salvo
Building
Type	Offices and apartments
Architectural Style	Eclectic
Location	Plaza Independencia, Montevideo ( Uruguay)
Owner	Palacio Salvo S.A. (Condominium)
Construction
Started	1925
Completed	1928
Height	95 metres (100 with the antenna)
Floor Count	27
Design Team
Architect	Mario Palanti

Palacio Salvo (English: Salvo Palace) is a building in Montevideo, Uruguay, located at the intersection of 18 de Julio Avenue and Plaza Independencia. It was designed by the architect Mario Palanti, an Italian immigrant living in Buenos Aires, who used a similar design for his Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Finished in 1925, Palacio Salvo stands 100 metres high with the antenna included and was the tallest building in South America at the time.^{[citation needed]}

It was built on the site where the Confiteria La Giralda was once located, a place renowned for being where Gerardo Matos Rodríguez wrote his tango La Cumparsita, in 1917. ^[1]

The building was originally intended to function as a hotel, possibly mixed with some private residential units. This did not work out, and it never functioned as a hotel. There is now a mixture of offices and private residences in the building. ^[2]

Front view of the building

View of the Artigas Mausoleum, with the Palacio Salvo in the background.

Plaza Independencia. The Gateway of The Citadel, the Artigas Mausoleum and the Palacio Salvo can be seen in the picture.

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