The Tacna-Colmena Building (), also known as the La Colmena Building () is a building located on the periphery of the

Historic Centre of Lima The Historic Centre of Lima () is the historic city centre of the city of Lima, the capital of Peru. Located in the city's districts of Lima and Rímac, both in the Rímac Valley, it consists of two areas: the first is the Monumental Zone est ...

, Peru. It stands at the intersection of

Tacna Tacna, officially known as San Pedro de Tacna, is a city in southern Peru and the regional capital of the Tacna Region. A very commercially active city, it is located only north of the border with Arica y Parinacota Region from Chile, inland f ...

and

Nicolás de Piérola José Nicolás Baltasar Fernández de Piérola y Villena (known as "''El Califa''" ("The Caliph"); January 5, 1839 – June 23, 1913) was a Peruvian politician and Minister of Finance of Peru, Minister of Finance who served as the 23rd (1879 ...

avenues, a few blocks from Plaza San Martín. This 23-story building, topped by a private access penthouse with a pool, was built from 1959 to 1960 by ''Propiedades Horizontales S.A.'', a Peruvian construction company. At 84 meters high, it was the second tallest building in

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

after the 86-meter

Javier Alzamora Valdez Building The Javier Alzamora Valdez Building () is located in the historic center of Lima, Peru. It stands at the intersection of Abancay and Colmena avenues, next to the University Park. Formerly the headquarters of the Ministry of Education, it's the ...

and was the first building with anti-seismic construction in Peru. The Tacna-Colmena building housed the ''Cine Colmena'' and the ''Banco Popular del Perú'' on the first floor. It was also the location an apartment owned by Mariano Prado, Manuel Prado's son. It currently works as a home for private homes and offices, and can be seen from various points in the district.

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{{coord missing, Peru Buildings and structures in Lima Buildings and structures completed in 1960 Brutalist architecture in Peru 1960 in Peru Lima District

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