Torre Latinoamericana
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The Torre Latinoamericana is a skyscraper in downtown Mexico City. Its central location, height, and history make it one of the city's most important landmarks. The skyscraper notably withstood the 8.
Torre Latinoamericana in July 2015
The Torre Latinoamericana's antenna
Commemorative plaque for the 1957 earthquake
Observation deck
Hotel de México
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The Hotel de México was a planned hotel that would have been built in Mexico City, Mexico. Started by the entrepreneur Manuel Suárez y Suárez in 1966, had it been completed, it would have been the lar
Torre Latinoamericana
…almost 27 years, from its opening in 1956 until 1982 when the 214 m (702 ft) tall Torre Ejecutiva Pemex was completed. Although the structure of the Hotel de México (now known as the WTC Mexico City) had already surpassed it a decade earlier, it wouldn't be finished until 1994. Many think it was the first skyscraper…
Suárez (right) with López Mateos
World Trade Center in 2013
The Polyforum. A statue of Siqueros and Suárez stands in front.