Avianca Building
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| Avianca Building | |
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 Interactive map of the Avianca Building area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Coordinates | 4°36′09″N 74°04′21″W / 4.6025°N 74.0725°W |
| Construction started | 1963 |
| Completed | 1969 |
| Owner | Avianca |
| Height | |
| Roof | 161 m (528 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 40 |
| Lifts/elevators | 17 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Esguerra, Sáenz, Urdaneta, Samper and Cia. |
Avianca Building is a 161-meter-tall office skyscraper located at the intersection of 16th street and Seventh Avenue, next to Santander Park in the city of Bogotá, Colombia.
The Avianca Building was designed and constructed by Esguerra, Sáenz, Urdaneta, Samper y Cía., together with Ricaurte Prieto Carrizosa and Italian engineer Doménico Parma, after a competition among several of the most prominent architectural firms in Colombia. The design was completed in 1963, and construction took place between 1966 and 1969 on the former site of the demolished Hotel Regina. The building was inaugurated at the end of 1969 as the headquarters of the airline Avianca. Upon its completion, the Avianca Building became the tallest building in Bogotá and Colombia, and one of the tallest office buildings in South America.
"Clásicos de Arquitectura: Edificio Avianca / Germán Samper". ArchDaily Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-19.
"Avianca Tower". Structurae. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
"Edificio Avianca". Germán Samper Arquitectos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-19.
The Avianca Building was designed and constructed by Esguerra, Sáenz, Urdaneta, Samper y Cía., together with Ricaurte Prieto Carrizosa and Italian engineer Doménico Parma, after a competition among several of the most prominent architectural firms in Colombia. The design was completed in 1963, and construction took place between 1966 and 1969 on the former site of the demolished Hotel Regina. The building was inaugurated at the end of 1969 as the headquarters of the airline Avianca. Upon its completion, the Avianca Building became the tallest building in Bogotá and Colombia, and one of the tallest office buildings in South America.
"Clásicos de Arquitectura: Edificio Avianca / Germán Samper". ArchDaily Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-19.
"Avianca Tower". Structurae. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
"Edificio Avianca". Germán Samper Arquitectos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-19.
