Status Complete Completed May 1981 Inaugurated 9 July 1985 Main contractor Waagner-Biro | Type Observation tower Opened May 1981 Construction started September 1979 | |
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Location Parque de la Ciudad
Villa Soldati, Buenos Aires Height 200 metres (660 ft) (not including antenna) Architect Peter Totter, Wilhelm Dietrich, Peter Wader Similar Parque de la Ciudad, Palacio Barolo, Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss, Torre Monumental, Comega Building | ||
Torre Espacial, or Torre Interama, is a 200 metres (660 ft) high observation tower in the Villa Soldati section of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Map of Torre Espacial, Cdad. Aut%C3%B3noma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
The tower was designed and manufactured in Austria by Waagner-Biro, and built between 1980 and May 1981 for the Parque de la Ciudad amusement park. The bankruptcy of the amusement park's developer, Interama S.A., delayed delivery of the observation tower components; the tower was ultimately opened to the public on July 9, 1985. It features observation decks at 120, 124, and 176 meters; from the highest deck it is possible to see the Uruguayan coast.
The Torre Espacial was declared a City Cultural Landmark on November 22, 2010. It had been shuttered since 2003; but following renovation works was reopened on November 26, 2011.