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Coltejer Building
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General information
TypeOffice
LocationMedellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Coordinates6°15′00″N 75°33′58″W / 6.25000°N 75.56611°W / 6.25000; -75.56611
Construction started1968
Completed1972
OwnerColtejer S. A.
Height
Roof175 m (574 ft)
Technical details
Floor count36
Floor area42,000 m2 (450,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators11
Design and construction
Architect(s)Raúl Fajardo Moreno, Saldarriaga, Samper and Manjarres
Structural engineerJaime Muñoz Duque
Main contractorRafael Pacheco

The Coltejer Building is the tallest building in Medellín, Colombia and the tenth-tallest in Colombia as of 2016. It was completed in 1972. Coltejer is one of the most important textile companies in Colombia, and the largest textile complex in Latin America.[1] It was founded in Medellín by Alejandro Echavarría on October 22, 1907.[2]

  1. ^ Latin America Economic Report. Latin American Newsletters Limited. 1979.
  2. ^ Compañía Colombiana de Tejidos (Colombian Textile Company) Coltejer: History of the Company Archived 2007-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, Itagüí, Colombia, Retrieved on May 7, 2008.

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