Torre Mayor, Office skyscraper on Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico
Torre Mayor is a 225-meter office skyscraper at 505 Paseo de la Reforma, built on the site of the former Cine Chapultepec. Its curved facade is clad in blue-green reflective glass divided by thin horizontal dark bands, while the flat side shows a grid of pale beige panels with small rectangular windows. The tower has 55 floors above street level and 29 elevators.
Construction started in 1999 and finished in 2003, making it the tallest building in Latin America when it opened. The project marked a major turning point in the city's skyline development.
The building stands where an old cinema once welcomed moviegoers, showing how the city shifted its focus from entertainment to business. You can sense this transformation as you walk along Paseo de la Reforma.
The tower stands at 505 Paseo de la Reforma, on the site of the former Cine Chapultepec near Bosque de Chapultepec. Its 29 passenger elevators reach 6.7 m/s, and a seismic detector stops the nearest car automatically when the ground moves. The building is fed by three separate power points in the city, the only such building in Latin America.
The tower includes special shock absorber systems built into its structure that work like car suspension. These devices allow the building to safely sway and absorb strong ground movement.
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