Torre del Café

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Torre del Café
Coffee Tower
The Torre del Café in Medellín, Colombia.
Torre del Café is located in Colombia
Torre del Café
Location within Colombia
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial office
LocationMedellín, Colombia
Coordinates6°14′41.38″N 75°33′57.78″W / 6.2448278°N 75.5660500°W / 6.2448278; -75.5660500
Completed1975
Height160 m (525 ft)
Technical details
Floor count36

Torre del Café (English: Coffee Tower), also known as Edificio del Café[1] (English: Coffee Building), is a 36-storey high-rise commercial office skyscraper in the city municipality of Medellín, Colombia. Although the starting date of its construction is unknown, the Torre del Café was completed in 1975. Torre del Café is 160 metres (520 ft) high. Torre del Café has 36 floors, with a roof height of 520 feet (160 m), making it the second-tallest skyscraper in Medellín after the 175-metre-high (574 ft) skyscraper, the Torre Coltejer, and the tenth-tallest in Colombia.[2]

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  1. ^ "Torre del Café, Medellín | 120028". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  2. ^ "Torre del Cafe, Medellin". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.

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