Torre Ejecutiva Pemex

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Torre Ejecutiva Pemex
Torre Ejecutiva Pemex
Torre Ejecutiva Pemex
Basic data
Place: Mexico city
Construction time : 1979 - 1982
Status : Built
Architect : Pedro Díaz
Architects : Robledo Construcciones e Instalaciones SA de CV
Use / legal
Usage : office
Technical specifications
Height : 211 m
Height to the top: 214 m
Floors : 54

The Torre Ejecutiva Pemex (Pemex Executive Tower) is a skyscraper in Mexico City .

The building was built very earthquake-proof and was able to withstand an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.1 in 1985. From its completion in 1982 to August 2003, the Torre Ejecutiva Pemex was the tallest building in Mexico.

On January 31, 2013, an explosion took place in the skyscraper that left 25 dead and hundreds injured.

Web links

Commons : Torre Ejecutiva Pemex  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Mexico City: Explosion in the headquarters of the oil company - dozen fatalities. Retrieved January 2, 2013 .

Coordinates: 19 ° 26 '20.4 "  N , 99 ° 10' 28.6"  W.