Executive Tower, Presidential office building in Plaza Independencia, Montevideo, Uruguay
The Executive Tower is a government office building in Plaza Independencia, Montevideo, with twelve stories of reinforced concrete construction. It is divided into north and south sections, with one side facing the main plaza and the other looking toward the waterfront promenade.
Initial designs in 1965 proposed a Palace of Justice, but the 1973 military coup halted the project and led to major redesigns. The building was finally completed in 2009 as presidential offices, reflecting decades of interrupted planning.
The building's name comes from its role as the seat of the executive branch, which moved here from the Edificio Libertad in 2009. Its entrance on Plaza Independencia leads into a multi-level lobby, and the ground floor houses a branch of the Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay. The complex also includes an anfiteatro seating 160 people.
The main entrance opens onto Plaza Independencia and leads into a multi-level lobby; a Banco de la República branch operates on the ground floor. Lower levels hold a 160-seat amphitheatre and underground parking reserved for official vehicles. The upper floors, including the president's office and the Council of Ministers room, are not open to the public.
The tower does not belong to the Presidency but to Legader S.A., a fully government-owned company that leases office space to public and private organizations to finance work on the building. The 2017 annexe houses the National Institute of Statistics; during its excavation a 18th-century well was found, halting work for study.
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