The Limatambo Building (), also known as the Seoane Building (), was a building in
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,
Lima
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. The building was known for its
billboard
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s, most of which promoted the
Coca-Cola Company
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.
It was demolished in 2013 to make way for the planned Rímac Tower () on its former site.
The building was promoted as the country's first skyscraper, but was never built.
History
The building was built in the 1950s, was built between 1953 and 1954 at the intersection of
Javier Prado and
Paseo de la República
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avenues, near what was then the
Limatambo International Airport
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. The project was signed by the Peruvian architect
Enrique Seoane Ros, commissioned by the Brescia family.
One of its first billboards promoted
Panagra, which operated in the aforementioned airport.
The most well-known billboards of the building were those of the
Coca-Cola Company
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, which illuminated the building at nighttime, and led to it also being nicknamed the "Coca-Cola Building" by locals.
Demolition
The building's demolition was announced in 2012, as the planned 55-floor Rímac Tower was to occupy the area instead, becoming the country's tallest building
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at a 208-meter
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to stop the building's demolition, some of which compared the situation to that of the Casa Marsano.[ Construction on the new Rímac Tower was meant to start in 2016 and end before 2020.][ Despite its announcement, was never built.]
Overview
The building was a united set of three blocks with different heights. The block facing Javier Prado Avenue had nine floors and two apartments per floor, while the rear one had seven levels and one apartment per floor. The top two floors of the tallest block contained duplex-type apartments.[
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Gallery
El edificio limatambo.png, The building (right) and San Agustín School (left) in the 1960s.
Torre interbank.jpg, Nighttime view of Limatambo and Interbank
Interbank, formally the Banco Internacional del Perú Service Holding S.A.A. is a Peruvian provider of financial services.
History
In 1897, Elias Mujica opened an agency at the Jirón de la Unión in Lima's historic centre under the name o ...
buildings
Torre Rimac.png, Render of the ''Torre Rímac''.
See also
* Casa Marsano, another well-known building whose demolition was also met with controversy
References
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Demolished buildings and structures in Peru
Buildings and structures completed in 1954
Brescia family
Buildings and structures demolished in 2013
San Isidro District, Lima