List of tallest buildings in South America

This list of the tallest buildings in South America ranks skyscrapers in order by height. South America has historically seen a relatively modest demand for skyscrapers. Most of the continent's high-rises are in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, and Venezuela, and the tallest buildings are located in São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Caracas, Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro and Bogotá, all of which are the biggest financial centers of these countries.

The majority of the continent's tallest buildings are residential. Office buildings have not historically been built taller than residential buildings in the region, though this scenario may well change in the next decades, as South America has been experiencing substantial economic growth.

This article is also related to the following lists:

• List of Towers
• List of Skyscrapers
• List of tallest buildings in Argentina
• List of tallest buildings in Brazil
• List of tallest buildings in Chile
• List of tallest buildings in Colombia
• List of tallest buildings in Peru
• List of tallest buildings in Africa
• List of tallest structures in the world
• List of tallest freestanding structures in the world

Ranking criteria and buildings

The first skyscrapers of at least 100 metres (330 ft) height in South America were built in the 1920s, and included the Martinelli Building in São Paulo, Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires, and the Palacio Salvo in Montevideo.

Lists of high buildings are maintained by the nongovernmental US organization Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. These lists, first defined and compiled in 1996, rank buildings in four categories: height of structural or architectural top; height of highest occupied floor; height to the top of roof; height to top of any part of the building. The Gran Torre Santiago, scheduled for completion in 2012, succeeded the two Parque Central Torres, in Caracas, as the tallest building in the continent; the latter had held the record since 1979 and 1984, respectively.

Many of the tallest buildings in South America are located in central business districts that emerged as early as the 19th century, or in office parks developed during the second half of the 20th century. Some of the most notable include Santa Fe (Bogotá); Catalinas Norte and the Buenos Aires Central Business District; Parque Central Complex (Caracas); along Avenida Rio Branco (Rio de Janeiro); the Nações Unidas Complex and the Central Zone of São Paulo; and Sanhattan and the Costanera Center (Santiago).

Tallest skyscrapers by architectural detail

Name	Image	Location	Country	Height m / (ft)	Floors	Year
Gran Torre Santiago		Santiago	Chile	300 m (984 ft)	64	2013
Parque Central Torre Este		Caracas	Venezuela	262.5 m (861 ft)	61	1979
Isla Multiespacio		Valencia (Venezuela)	Venezuela	242 m (794 ft)	65	2013
Parque Central Torre Oeste		Caracas	Venezuela	225 m (738 ft)	61	1983
Torre Colpatria		Bogotá	Colombia	196 m (643 ft)	50	1979
Titanium La Portada		Santiago	Chile	194.0 m (636 ft)	52	2009
Centro de Comercio Internacional		Bogotá	Colombia	190 m (623 ft)	50	1974
Centro Financiero Confinanzas		Caracas	Venezuela	190 m (623 ft)	45	1994
Company Business Towers		São Paulo	Brazil	189 m (620 ft)	47	2011
Cali Tower		Cali	Colombia	183 m (600 ft)	44	1980
Mercantil Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	183 m (600 ft)	40	1984
Torre Coltejer		Medellín	Colombia	175 m (574 ft)	37	1972
Torre Renoir II		Buenos Aires	Argentina	175 m (574 ft)	49	2012
Torre Cavia		Buenos Aires	Argentina	173 m (568 ft)	48	2009
Costanera Center Torre 4		Santiago	Chile	172 m (564 ft)	41	2010
Ciudadela San Martín Torre Norte		Bogotá	Colombia	171 m (561 ft)	47	1983
Mirante do Vale		São Paulo	Brazil	170 m (558 ft)	51	1960
El Faro Towers		Buenos Aires	Argentina	170 m (558 ft)	46	2004
Edifício Itália		São Paulo	Brazil	165 m (541 ft)	45	1965
Costanera Center Torre 2		Santiago	Chile	165 m (541 ft)	41	2010
Rio Sul Center		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	162 m (531 ft)	50	1980
Altino Arantes Building		São Paulo	Brazil	161.2 m (529 ft)	36	1947
Edificio Avianca		Bogotá	Colombia	161 m (528 ft)	41	1969
Mulieris towers		Buenos Aires	Argentina	161 m (528 ft)	44	2008
Torre del Café		Medellín	Colombia	160 m (525 ft)	36	1975
Repsol-YPF tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	160 m (525 ft)	36	2008
Provincial Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	160 m (525 ft)	40	1984
Costanera Center Torre 2		Santiago	Chile	166 m (545 ft)	41	2010
Torre Norte		São Paulo	Brazil	158 m (518 ft)	38	1999
Begônias Building		São Paulo	Brazil	158 m (518 ft)	41	2008
Telecommunications Tower		Montevideo	Uruguay	158 m (518 ft)	35	2000
Le Parc tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	157 m (515 ft)	51	1995
Château Puerto Madero		Buenos Aires	Argentina	155 m (509 ft)	48	2009
Centro Financiero Latino		Caracas	Venezuela	153 m (502 ft)	32	1978
WTorre São Paulo		São Paulo	Brazil	151 m (495 ft)	35	2008
E-Tower		São Paulo	Brazil	150 m (492 ft)	39	2005
Girasoles Tower		La Paz	Bolivia	150 m (492 ft)	40	2013
CAF Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	150 m (492 ft)	37	2013
Birmann 21		São Paulo	Brazil	149 m (489 ft)	24	1996
West Side		Barueri	Brazil	147 m (482 ft)	37	2008
Marriott Santiago		Santiago	Chile	145 m (476 ft)	49	1999
Sede do BankBoston		São Paulo	Brazil	145 m (476 ft)	35	2002
Galicia Central Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	145 m (476 ft)	33	2006
Le Parc Puerto Madero		Buenos Aires	Argentina	145 m (476 ft)	37	2007
Jardins do Rosarinho		Recife	Brazil	144 m (472 ft)	38	2002
Torre Telefónica Chile		Santiago	Chile	143 m (469 ft)	33	1996
Banco do Brasil Building		São Paulo	Brazil	143 m (469 ft)	24	1955
105 Lélio Gama St.		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	143 m (469 ft)	40	1980
Libertador 4444		Buenos Aires	Argentina	142 m (466 ft)	46	1993
Alas Building		Buenos Aires	Argentina	141 m (463 ft)	41	1955
Edifício Santos Dumont		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	141 m (463 ft)	45	1975
Eldorado Business Tower		São Paulo	Brazil	141 m (463 ft)	36	2007
Canarios Building		São Paulo	Brazil	141 m (463 ft)	40	2008
Yacht Towers		Buenos Aires	Argentina	141 m (463 ft)	44	2010
Edifício Copan		São Paulo	Brazil	140 m (459 ft)	40	1953
BankBoston Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	140 m (459 ft)	33	2001
Capitalinas Towers		Córdoba	Argentina	140 m (459 ft)	40	2011
Ventura Corporate Tower		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	140 m (459 ft)	38	2008
Plaza Centenário		São Paulo	Brazil	139 m (456 ft)	34	1995
Mandarim Building		São Paulo	Brazil	137 m (449 ft)	42	2006
Icono Tower		Asunción	Paraguay	136 m (446 ft)	37	2011
Dolfines Guaraní		Rosario	Argentina	136 m (446 ft)	45	2009
Renoir Alvear Palace Hotel		Buenos Aires	Argentina	136 m (446 ft)	41	2013
Bankers Club		Guayaquil	Ecuador	135 m (443 ft)	35	1994
Torre Renoir I		Buenos Aires	Argentina	135 m (443 ft)	41	2007
Barão de Iguape Building		São Paolo	Brazil	133 m (436 ft)	37	1959
Château Libertador Residence		Buenos Aires	Argentina	133 m (436 ft)	40	2008
Edificio Banco Continental		Lima	Peru	132 m (433 ft)	18	2011
Madero Office Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	130.5 m (428 ft)	27	2010
Martinelli Building		São Paulo	Brazil	130 m (427 ft)	30	1930
Ipiranga 165		São Paulo	Brazil	130 m (427 ft)	36	1968
São Paulo Hilton		São Paulo	Brazil	130 m (427 ft)	30	1999
DirecTV Tower		Barquisimeto	Venezuela	130 m (427 ft)	30	2013
Alba Caracas Hotel		Caracas	Venezuela	130 m (427 ft)	35	1976
Grande São Paulo Building		São Paulo	Brazil	129 m (423 ft)	40	1971
Mercantil Finasa		São Paulo	Brazil	129 m (423 ft)	35	1974
Mirabilia Towers		Buenos Aires	Argentina	129 m (423 ft)	45	2008
Alem Plaza		Buenos Aires	Argentina	127 m (417 ft)	32	1998
Centennial Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	126 m (413 ft)	45	2006
Alto Palermo Plaza Towers		Buenos Aires	Argentina	126 m (413 ft)	35	1995
Sindoni Tower		Maracay	Venezuela	126 m (413 ft)	32	1999
Demetrio Elíades Building		Mar del Plata	Argentina	125 m (410 ft)	40	1969
Edificio Citibank		Caracas	Venezuela	125 m (410 ft)	28	1999
Quartier Boulevard Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	125 m (410 ft)	38	2008
Torre Aqualina		Rosario	Argentina	125 m (410 ft)	40	2009
Movilnet Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	125 m (410 ft)	28	1999
CorpBanca Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	124 m (407 ft)	30	1966
São Paulo World Trade Center		São Paulo	Brazil	124 m (407 ft)	26	1966
Torre Alcorta		Buenos Aires	Argentina	123 m (404 ft)	29	2008
San Martín 344		Buenos Aires	Argentina	122 m (400 ft)	29	2000
Carlos Pellegrini Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	121 m (397 ft)	31	1974
Westin Libertador Hotel		Lima	Peru	120.8 m (396 ft)	30	2010	Humboldt Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	122 m (400 ft)	27	1988
Polar Tower II		Caracas	Venezuela	122 m (400 ft)	26	1995
Kavanagh Building		Buenos Aires	Argentina	120 m (394 ft)	30	1936
Libertador 380		Buenos Aires	Argentina	120 m (394 ft)	35	1985
Torres Caballito Nuevo		Buenos Aires	Argentina	120 m (394 ft)	34	2010
San Martín Residences		Caracas	Venezuela	120 m (394 ft)	44	1974
Mohedano Residences		Caracas	Venezuela	120 m (394 ft)	44	1974
Tajamar Residences		Caracas	Venezuela	120 m (394 ft)	44	1974
El Tejar Residences		Caracas	Venezuela	120 m (394 ft)	44	1974
Catuche Residences		Caracas	Venezuela	120 m (394 ft)	44	1974
Caroata Residences		Caracas	Venezuela	120 m (394 ft)	44	1974
Tacagua Residences		Caracas	Venezuela	120 m (394 ft)	44	1974
Gran Meliá Caracas		Caracas	Venezuela	120 m (394 ft)	27	1998
Cosmos Building		Mar del Plata	Argentina	119 m (390 ft)	38	1964
Bulnes Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	119 m (390 ft)	37	1997
Ruggieri Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	119 m (390 ft)	37	1997
Mario Mercado Building		La Paz	Bolivia	119 m (390 ft)	31	2013
Banco Plaza Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	118 m (387 ft)	24	2002
Caracas Palace Hotel		Caracas	Venezuela	118 m (387 ft)	32	1998
Previsora Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	117 m (384 ft)	32	1972
Edificio BCV		Caracas	Venezuela	117 m (384 ft)	26	1967
Credicard Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	117 m (384 ft)	28	1998
Bellini Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	116 m (381 ft)	37	2007
South Tower		Puerto la Cruz	Venezuela	116 m (381 ft)
Catalinas Plaza		Buenos Aires	Argentina	115 m (377 ft)	25	1995
Punta Divisadero Tower		Rosario	Argentina	115 m (377 ft)	37	2002
Quartier Demaria		Buenos Aires	Argentina	115 m (377 ft)	30	1996
Manhattan Tower		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	114 m (374 ft)	33	2000
Avellino Tower (under construction)		Valencia (Venezuela)	Venezuela	114 m (374 ft)	33	2013
Chacofi Building		Buenos Aires	Argentina	113 m (371 ft)	29	1980
Chacofi Building		Buenos Aires	Argentina	113 m (371 ft)	29	1980
Angelini Tower		Maracaibo	Venezuela	113 m (371 ft)	30	2009
Embarcadero Tower		Rosario	Argentina	112 m (367 ft)	38	2010
Costanera Center Torre 3		Santiago	Chile	112 m (367 ft)	41	2010
Promenade Palermo		Buenos Aires	Argentina	112 m (367 ft)	33	2007
MCT Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	112 m (367 ft)	22	1994
Phelps Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	111.9 m (367 ft)	30	1990
Intercontinental Plaza		Buenos Aires	Argentina	111 m (364 ft)	26	1996
Ángela Tower		Córdoba	Argentina	110 m (361 ft)	30	1983
Bouchard Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	110 m (361 ft)	30	1994
Catalinas Norte Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	110 m (361 ft)	30	1975
Torre Intecons		Buenos Aires	Argentina	110 m (361 ft)	28	2010
DosPlaza		Buenos Aires	Argentina	110 m (361 ft)	33	2011
Renaissance São Paulo Hotel		São Paulo	Brazil	110 m (361 ft)	26	1994
Multicentro Tower B		La Paz	Bolivia	110 m (361 ft)	29	1995
La Casona		Santa Cruz de la Sierra	Bolivia	110 m (361 ft)	27	2009
Pórtico del este Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	110 m (361 ft)	31	2002
Pórtico del este Tower II		Caracas	Venezuela	110 m (361 ft)	31	2003
Domus Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	110 m (361 ft)	22	1994
Cantaclaro Plaza Tower		Maracay	Venezuela	110 m (361 ft)	27	1986
Polar Tower I		Caracas	Venezuela	110 m (361 ft)	19	1949
Centro Cívico de Lima		Lima	Peru	109 m (358 ft)	34	1974
Banco de Venezuela Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	108 m (354 ft)	27	1980
Normandié Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	108 m (354 ft)	31	??
Capriles Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	108 m (354 ft)	31	1995
Renaissence La castellana		Caracas	Venezuela	108 m (354 ft)	28	2010
Renaissence La castellana II		Caracas	Venezuela	108 m (354 ft)	28	2010
Torre del Cerro		Posadas	Argentina	108 m (354 ft)	29	2011
Exelcior Tower (under construction)		Maracaibo	Venezuela	108 m (354 ft)	29	2013
Amadeus Tower (under construction)		Maracaibo	Venezuela	108 m (354 ft)	29	2013
Michelangelo Tower (under construction)		Maracaibo	Venezuela	108 m (354 ft)	29	2013
Tower of the Americas		La Paz	Bolivia	107 m (351 ft)	29	1979
Digitel Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	107 m (351 ft)	25	2009
Banesco Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	107 m (351 ft)	23	1999
Bolivian Central Bank Building		La Paz	Bolivia	107 m (351 ft)	28	1980
Chocavento Tower		Lima	Peru	107 m (351 ft)	25	2001
Prourban Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	107 m (351 ft)	29	1983
Wilson Tower		Asunción	Paraguay	107 m (351 ft)	33	1993
Duo Tower		Santa Cruz de la Sierra	Bolivia	107 m (351 ft)	23	2012
Galería Colón Tower		Puerto la Cruz	Venezuela	106 m (348 ft)	23	2010
Torre La Buenos Aires		Buenos Aires	Argentina	105 m (344 ft)	31	1987
Alameda Building		La Paz	Bolivia	105 m (344 ft)	28	2012
Yutaje Residences I		Caracas	Venezuela	105 m (344 ft)	31	1985
Yutaje Residences II		Caracas	Venezuela	105 m (344 ft)	31	1985
Yutaje Residences III		Caracas	Venezuela	105 m (344 ft)	31	1985
Yutaje Residences IV		Caracas	Venezuela	105 m (344 ft)	31	1985
Rasil Hotel		Puerto la cruz	Venezuela	105 m (344 ft)	25	1985
Las Palmas Residences		Caracas	Venezuela	104 m (341 ft)	29	1996
BOD Tower		Valencia(Venezuela)	Venezuela	104 m (341 ft)	26	2004
Parque cristal		Caracas	Venezuela	104 m (341 ft)	26	1977
Centro Simón Bolívar Towers (north tower)		Caracas	Venezuela	103 m (338 ft)	31	1950
Centro Simón Bolívar Towers (South Tower)		Caracas	Venezuela	103 m (338 ft)	31	1954
Camuroco Tower		Valencia	Venezuela	101 m (331 ft)	25	1995
Cosmopolitan Tower		Maracay	Venezuela	101 m (331 ft)	25
Murachí Tower		Valera	Venezuela	100 m (328 ft)	20
Notitarde Tower		Valencia(Venezuela)	Venezuela	100 m (328 ft)	20	1985

See also

• List of tallest buildings in the United States
• List of tallest buildings in Africa
• List of tallest buildings in Europe

Sources

• Emporis Corporation
• Skyscraper Page

External links

• Skyscrapers.com