Monday, September 19, 2016
The Altino Arantes Building
Construction began on September 19, 1939. After almost 8 years, the building was inaugurated on June 27, 1947 as São Paulo's tallest, being 161.22 meters in height. It remained São Paulo's tallest skyscraper for nearly 20 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altino_Arantes_Building#History
The building has 35 floors, is 161.22 meters tall and 17,951 square meters in area, and has 14 elevators, 900 steps and 1,119 windows. For 20 years, it was the tallest building in São Paulo. In 1948, it was considered to be the biggest reinforced concrete structure in the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altino_Arantes_Building#Statistics
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