Coltabaco Building, Cali, Colombia (1934)

Artist/Designer: Guillermo Garrido

Project Location: Cali, Colombia

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Figure 8: Exterior of the front ( Source | Accessed : April 16, 2023 | Photographer: Sahaquiel9102 )

Style/Period(s):
Renaissance

Primary Material(s):
Plaster, Wood, Concrete, Brick

Function(s):
Government, Workplace

Related Website(s):

Building's Webpage | Accessed : April 15, 2023

Significant Date(s):
1930-1939, 1934, 1936, 1950-1959, 1950, 1960-1969, 1969, 1990-1999, 1993, 2010-2019, 2016

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Additional Information:
The building was completed in time to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the foundation of Cali.
The Colombian tobacco company Tabaco SA built the building and used it as their headquarters until 1991.
In 2016 the building, worth 4.1 billion pesos at the time, was donated to the city of Cali because it holds cultural and historical value for the city.

Project Description:
Guillermo Garrido was the architect and he designed the building in a Spanish Renaissance Sevillian style and Mudejar style.

Building Address:
Calle 12 #1-12,
Cali, Colombia

Supporting Designers/Staff:

Significant Dates:
1934 - Construction began
1936 - Building opened
1950 - The fourth floor was built on
1969 - Type 1 and Type 2 Asset of Cultural Interest
1993 - Urban Architectural Heritage
2016 - Building donated to the city

Associated Projects:

Tags:
Historic, Cali, Colombia, Government building

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