| Telecommunications Tower | |
| Location: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Coordinates: | -34.8919°N -56.1947°W |
| Completion Date: | 2002 |
| Status: | Completed |
| Architect: | Carlos Ott American Bridge |
| Start Date: | 1997 |
| Roof: | 157.6m (517.1feet) |
| Floor Count: | 35 |
| Elevator Count: | 6 |
| Cost: | US$ 100 million |
| Floor Area: | 19459m2 |
| Main Contractor: | Stiler S.A. |
| Owner: | ANTEL |
Torre de las Telecomunicaciones (Telecommunications Tower), or Torre Joaquín Torres García (Joaquín Torres García Tower), usually referred as Antel Tower, is a 157 meter tall building with 35 floors located in Montevideo, Uruguay.
It hosts the headquarters of Uruguay's government-owned telecommunications company, ANTEL, and is the tallest skyscraper in the country. Designed by the Uruguayan-Canadian architect Carlos Ott, it is situated by the side of the Bay of Montevideo. The tower was completed by American Bridge and other design/built consortium team members in 2002.
With a total area of 19.459 m², the complex consists of the main tower, the Customer Service Building, the Telecommunications Museum and the Auditorium.[1] There are guided visits all through the week.
When its construction was announced, many politicians complained about its cost ($40 million, plus $25 million for the construction of the other 5 buildings of the Telecommunications Complex).
Problems during its construction turned the original $65 million into $102 million.