Mirante do Vale
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Mirante do Vale Building (Portuguese: Condomínio Mirante do Vale, loosely translated as Overlook of the Valley Condominium), commonly called Mirante do Vale, is a 170-metre (558 ft) office skyscraper located in São Paulo, Brazil, in the area of Downtown São Paulo and Vale do Anhangabaú. Constructed from 1959 to 1966, it was the tallest building in São Paulo for 54 years until 2022 when it was surpassed by Platina 220. Mirante do Vale was also the tallest in Brazil until 2014 when it was surpassed by Millennium Palace in Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina.
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Mirante do Vale | |
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Record height | |
Tallest in South America from 1960 (64 years ago) (1960) to 1972 (52 years ago) (1972)[I] | |
Preceded by | Altino Arantes Building |
Surpassed by | Coltejer Building |
General information | |
Type | Office |
Location | São Paulo, Brazil |
Address | Prestes Maia Avenue, 241 |
Coordinates | 23°32′31.97″S 46°38′07.26″W |
Construction started | 1959; 65 years ago (1959) |
Completed | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) |
Inaugurated | 1966; 58 years ago (1966) |
Height | |
Roof | 170 m (558 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 51 |
Floor area | 75,000 m2 (810,000 sq ft) |
Lifts/elevators | 12 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Waldomiro Zarzur |
Engineer | Aron Kogan |
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