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| Torre Insignia | |
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| Alternative names | Torre Banobras, Nonoalco Tlatelolco Tower |
| General information | |
| Location | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 19°27′16″N 99°09′04″W / 19.4545369°N 99.1511089°W |
| Construction started | 1958 |
| Completed | 1962 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 25 |
| Lifts/elevators | 10 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Mario Pani Darqui |
Torre Insignia (also called Torre Banobras and the Nonoalco Tlatelolco Tower) is a building designed by Mario Pani Darqui located on the corner of Avenida Ricardo Flores Magón and Avenida de los Insurgentes Norte, in the Tlatelolco housing complex in Cuauhtémoc in Mexico City.[1][2] At its completion in 1962, the tower became the second tallest building in Mexico after the Torre Latinoamericana. The tower is not currently in use and is being renovated. It is the tallest building in the Tlatelolco area and the third highest in the Avenida Insurgentes. The building housed the headquarters of Banobras. The building has a triangular prism shape and was built with a reinforced concrete frame. It has been remodeled at least twice and houses one of the tallest carillon in the world, with 47 bells made by Petit & Fritsen.
- ^ Rodolfo Ambriz (22 August 1997). "Dejan en el olvido obra de Mario Pani" [Mario Pani’s work left forgotten]. Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 5.
- ^ "Unidad Habitacional Nonoalco-Tlatelolco" (in Spanish). Mexico City: Cuauhtémoc, D.F. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.