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|start_date = 1925|completion_date = 1928|architect = Mario PalantiCondominium (living space)>Condominium)|cost = |floor_area = |top_floor = 27|floor_count = 29|references =http://www.salvosuites.com |building_type = Offices and apartmentsEclecticism>Eclectic95ft|abbr=on}}|elevator_count = |structural_engineer= |main_contractor = |opening =Daily tours. 10.30 to 13.30 hrs. |developer = |management = }}Palacio Salvo () is a building at the intersection of 18 de Julio Avenue and Plaza Independencia in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was designed by the architect Mario Palanti, an Italian immigrant living in Buenos Aires, who used a similar design for his Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Finished in 1928, Palacio Salvo stands {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}} high with the antenna included. It was the tallest building in Latin America for a brief period.

Overview

The site was bought by the Salvo brothers for 650,000 Uruguayan pesos.WEB,weblink Palacio Salvo, Espectador.com, es, 2016-05-24, It was built on the site where the Confiteria La Giralda was once located, a place renowned for being where Gerardo Matos Rodríguez wrote his tango La Cumparsita in 1917. At present, on that same historic site, inside Palacio Salvo, the Tango Museum of Montevideo is open to the public, and exhibits the history of La Cumparsita and of Uruguayan Tango.WEB,weblink La Cumparcita, September 30, 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110430014946weblink">weblink April 30, 2011, The original specifications, describing the details of the construction, describe a lighthouse at the top of the building, which was replaced by a set of antennas. The specifications stated “on the top part of the tower a lighthouse will be placed made by Salmoiraghi of Italy, with a parabolic mirror of {{convert|920|mm|in|abbr=on}}, reaching approximately {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and a rotating 100 amp lamp.” WEB,weblink ángel de la ciudad, Angeldelaciudad.blogspot.com, 24 May 2016, The building was originally intended to be a hotel, but this plan did not work out, and it has since been occupied by a mixture of offices and private residences. The building has a height of {{convert|95|m|ft|abbr=on}}. While the set of antennas was at its top, its total height was {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The antennas were permanently removed in November 2012.

Trivia

• The song "The Tower of Montevideo", included in Damon Albarn's 2021 album The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows, is inspired by this building.

See also

• Palacio Barolo
• List of tallest buildings in Uruguay

Image:Palacio Salvo.jpg|Front view of the building prior to antenna removalImage:Palaciosalvo.jpg|View of the Artigas Mausoleum, with the Palacio Salvo in the background.File:PlazaIndependencia.jpg|Plaza Independencia. The Gateway of the Citadel, the Artigas Mausoleum and the Palacio Salvo can be seen in the picture.

References

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External links

• Official website

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