Tallest building in South America

What to remember

Locals in Santiago simply call it "El Costanera". At 300 m, or 980 feet, Gran Torre Costanera is the tallest skyscraper in South America. It has 64 floors and was completed in 2012.

The project was first known as Costanera Center Torre 2, and the tower is part of the Costanera Center. Its design brought together the Chilean firm Alemparte Barreda & Asociados, Argentine architect César Pelli and the Canadian company Watt International.

Across Latin America as a whole, it gives way to a Mexican tower. In the Southern Hemisphere, several towers stand above it, including Australia 108 and Q1 in Australia and Jakarta's Autograph Tower.