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Neiva National Telegraph and Post Office Building

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National Telegraph and Post Office Building
Edificio Nacional de Correos y Telégrafos
Neiva National Telegraph and Post Office Building is located in Colombia
Neiva National Telegraph and Post Office Building
Location within Colombia
General information
Architectural styleNeo-Mudéjar
LocationNeiva, Colombia
CountryColombia
Coordinates2°59′55″N 75°18′16″W / 2.99861°N 75.30444°W / 2.99861; -75.30444
Current tenantsDIAN
Completed1935
ClientColombian government
Height142 metres (466 ft)
Dimensions
Diameter160 by 150 metres (520 ft × 490 ft)
Technical details
Floor area260,000 square metres (2,800,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Alberto Wills Ferro

The National Telegraph and Post Office Building is a public building and landmark in the city of Neiva in the Huila Department. It was built in the early 1930s commissioned by Alfonso Araújo, the Colombian Minister of Public Works, during the presidencial term of Enrique Olaya Herrera.[1]

The National Building was designed by the architect Alberto Wills Ferro influenced by Mudéjar Architecture and Art Deco.[1] The building originally was used mainly as post office. Currently it is used by DIAN, the Colombian National Tax and Customs office.

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