The Costanera Center is a commercial and business complex located in the commune of Providencia,

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. Owned by

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, the complex consists of four skyscrapers, including the Gran Torre Santiago, two high-end hotels, an office building, and a six-floor shopping mall. The Gran Torre Santiago, which stands as the tallest of the four buildings, was designed by renowned architect César Pelli and measures tall. It is the second tallest building in

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, following Torres Obispado, and the fifth tallest in the Southern Hemisphere, after

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's Autograph Tower and Luminary Tower in

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's Q1 on the Gold Coast and Australia 108 in

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. One of the other buildings in the complex is high, while the other is only four stories. Construction of the Costanera Center was temporarily halted in January 2009 due to the late 2000s recession. The developers were concerned that they would not be able to find tenants if completed by the originally proposed date. After the recession ended, Cencosud announced that construction would resume on December 16, 2009. The construction process restarted at the end of 2010. On February 14, 2012, the Gran Torre Santiago reached 300 meters and became the tallest building in South and Latin America. The mall in the complex, designed by Canadian retail agency Watt International, opened on June 12, 2012, and is the largest in

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. It comprises six floors and includes the Jumbo (hypermarket).

Gallery

Image:Costanera1xi3.jpg, Costanera Center (right) and Titanium La Portada (left) Image:Nuevatorresstgo.jpg, Progress of the Costanera Center (right) and Titanium La Portada (left), Feb. 14, 2009 Image:Costanera Center junio 2012.jpg, Costanera Center in June 2012 Image:Gran Santiago Tower, Views from San Critóbal Hill - Santiago - Chile 08.jpg, Costanera Center in January 2014 Image:Mall de Costanera Center.JPG, Costanera Center mall

References

External links

Costanera Center WebSite
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