Edificio Amanecer, Office building in Concepción, Chile

Edificio Amanecer is a 22-storey tower in Concepción, Chile, completed in the late 1970s. It was planned as a commercial gallery with heliports and communication antennas, but the original company went bankrupt near the end of construction. A second firm finished it at lower cost, leaving some areas unfinished.

Construction began in the late 1970s on a project meant to be a commercial gallery with heliports, communication antennas and more floors than the current 22. The company building it went bankrupt shortly before completion, and work stopped for several months. A second firm finished it at considerably lower cost, so the original plans were never carried out and some sections were left unfinished.

The building represents a period of architectural development in Concepción during the 1970s when vertical growth transformed the urban landscape.

The tower stands at the coordinates -36.82716, -73.04786 in Concepción, and its 22 floors are reached by lift. Some sectors of the interior were never finished, so parts of the building remain closed off; visitors should expect to find only the completed floors in use.

The original project called for a shopping gallery with heliports and several communication antennas, plus more floors than the 22 it has. The construction company went bankrupt near completion, work stopped for months, and the firm that finished it cut costs, so those plans were never built.