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Identification Name Torre Mayor Emporis Building ID 100352
Location
Address as text * District City State Country
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data Height (tip) * Height (architectural) 225.00 m Height (roof) * Floors (above ground) 55 Floors (underground) * Construction start * Construction end * Gross floor area * Usable floor area * Floor-to-floor height * Elevators * Parking places *
Structure in General Construction type skyscraper Current status  existing [completed] Structural material steel Facade material glass Facade system curtain wall Architectural style postmodern Official website
Usages Main usages  commercial office Side usages  parking  restaurant  shop(s)
Features and Amenities
Helipad is available One of the city's famous buildings Public parking is available
Facts
1,700 workers participated in the construction without any fatal accident. |
The building uses more than 7,000 light bulbs. |
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The light at the top is visible from 25 kilometers away. |
The tower is built to resist winds of 160 miles per hour. |
This has been Latin America's tallest skyscraper since its topping-out in 2002. It will be surpassed in 2009 by a number of buildings in Panama City. |
During September the lights on the top have the colors of the Mexican flag. |
The top of the rear side is illuminated at night from Monday to Friday. |
This has become one of the representative icons of Mexico City. |
The inside air is changed 6 times every hour to reduce the presence of microorganisms. |
The windows are 2.5 centimeters thick. |
An earthquake measuring 8.5 on the Richter Scale would cause an effect equivalent to 22 mile-per-hour winds. |
The humidity level of the inside air is approximately 45%. |
98 shock absorbers are incorporated into the structure. |
The elevators can transport upwards of 70,000 people per day. |
The top of the tower is nearly 8,500 feet above sea level. |
Including the underground foundations, the total height is 285 meters. |
The dual steel structures of the building are the instance of this construction in any skyscraper in México. |
The half moon on the main entrance, which is covered by eleven pairs of columns is of the same size as the one on the top. |
The original name of the project was "Torre Chapultepec". |
The speed of the elevators reaches 6 meters per second, and it takes 36 seconds to reach the 52nd floor from the ground floor. |
The public observatory on the 52nd floor is the highest in the city, surpassing the one in the Torre Latinoamericana. |
The building has received awards from the IMEI, ADI, AISC, Civil Engineering Research Foundation, CERF and Popular Science Magazine. |
The building overlooks Chapultepec Park. |
251 piles were used in the foundation, some reaching a depth of 60 meters. |
Companies involved in this building
Emporis Premium Companies:
Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers (foundation engineering), Union Investment Real Estate AG (owner)
architect:
Zeidler Partnership Architects
Other companies:
Ixe Grupo Financiero, The Cantor Seinuk Group Inc., IDEA Asociados de México, S.A. de C.V., Enrique Martinez Romero, S.A. de C.V., Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Cosentini Associates, Elevadores Schindler S.A. de C.V., IBA Consultants, Cupples International Inc., S. A. Armstrong Limited, Larson Engineering of Missouri, York International Corp., A.D. Tec Gerencia de Construcción S.A. de C.V., Mexport S.A. de C.V., Deloitte & Touche LLP, Empresas ICA Sociedad Controladora S.A. de C.V., Reichmann International, Corporación HCR, Cyvsa Calefacción y Ventilación S.A. de C.V., Laboratorios LIAC S.A. de C.V., Vitro, S.A. de C.V., Hewlett-Packard, McKinsey & Company, Corey Steel Company, First Data Corp., Servicios de Comunicación por Cable S.A. de C.V., Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., The First American Corporation, Transportes Aéreos Centroamericanos, Taylor Devices, Inc., Grupo Aluminio, Vidrio y Construcción S. A. de C. V., Grupo Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Asociados, Evaluación de Riesgos Naturales |
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