Colombia

South America

Bogota

Bogota

Cartagena

Cartagena

Medellin

Medellin

Facts

Population

45,785,000

Area

1,141,748 km² • 440,829 mi²

Density

40.1 people per km²

103.9 people per mi²

First 150m+ Building

Edificio Avianca (1969)

Tallest Building

BD Bacatá Torre Sur (216 m)

Tallest City

Bogota

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#
25

Tallest City in

the World

#
2

Tallest City in

South America

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

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Height
1 BD Bacatá Torre Sur
216 m / 709  ft
2 Hotel Estelar Bocagrande
202 m / 663  ft
3 Atrio North Tower
201.6 m / 661  ft
4 Torre Colpatria
196 m / 643  ft
5 Centro de Comercio Internacional
192 m / 630  ft
6 Hyatt Regency Bocagrande
190 m / 623  ft
7 Museo Parque Central
185 m / 607  ft
8 North Point V
184 m / 604  ft
9 Torre de Cali
183 m / 600  ft
10 The Icon
175 m / 574  ft

CTBUH People & Events

1973 Bogota Conference: Tall Buildings in Latin America

24-29 September 1973

CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018

12 December 2018

Research

31 January 2019

Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in Numbers: 2018 Year in Review

In 2018, 143 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This is a slight decrease from 2017’s record-breaking total of 147, and it...

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Research

12 December 2018

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018

The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018, though the total number of completed buildings of 200 meters’...

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Global News

02 January 2018

European Architect Awarded Bogotá Tower Job

Bogle Architects has been selected to design the envelope of a 19-story residential tower in Bogotá, Colombia. According to the London- and Prague-based practice, the...

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