Hotel Tequendama

Hotel Tequendama
Hotel Tequendama is located in Bogotá
Hotel Tequendama
Location of Hotel Tequendama in Bogotá
General information
StatusIn use
AddressCarrera 10 #26-21
Town or cityBogotá
Country Colombia
Coordinates4°36′46″N 74°4′22″W / 4.61278°N 74.07278°W / 4.61278; -74.07278
Elevation2,598 metres (8,524 ft)
Construction started1952
Completed1953
Inaugurated17 May 1953
OwnerSercotel
Height70 metres (230 ft)
DesignationsHotel
Other information
Number of rooms573
Website
Official website

Hotel Tequendama & Centro de Convenciones (Convention Center) is an historic hotel in Bogotá, Colombia. It is located in the San Diego neighborhood of the town of Santa Fe at the intersection of Tenth Avenue and Twenty-Sixth Avenue. The hotel, designed by Holabird & Root, John Burgee, and the Colombian architectural firm Cuéllar Serrano Gómez, was constructed between 1950 and 1951. Between 1967 and 1970, the hotel was expanded to double its original size.