Government Center Tower, Administrative building in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Government Center Tower is a 14-story administrative building on 9ª Calle Poniente in San Salvador, rising 65 meters with three underground levels. Its grey-brown concrete slab facade is divided by vertical bands of dark glass windows between concrete columns, and the tower widens above into a projecting flat roof with a recessed window band beneath the overhang. A lower horizontal concrete wing extends at ground level, and a separate green-glass building with a white-edged roof stands behind and to the left.

Construction began in 1976 under Colonel Arturo Armando Molina's administration and the building opened for operations in 1980 under President Carlos Humberto Romero. The project reflects the government's investment in modern infrastructure during a transitional period in the nation's history.

The tower's name comes from the Ministry of the Interior (Gobernación) it has housed since 1999, when President Francisco Flores assigned it to that single ministry. Its facade of concrete columns and dark glass bands is visible from 9ª Calle Poniente. The building was designed by Salvadoran architect Manuel Roberto Meléndez Bischitz (1934–2011).

As a major administrative complex, the building is primarily accessible to business visitors and those should expect standard security procedures and access restrictions. It is best to visit during daytime hours when offices are operational to ensure accessibility and safety.

The tower was built as general government offices and only in 1999 did President Francisco Flores Pérez assign it solely to the Ministry of the Interior, an arrangement kept since. Its architect, Manuel Roberto Meléndez Bischitz (1934–2011), was born in France to Salvadoran parents. Look for the projecting flat roof section above a recessed band of windows.