Torre Colpatria

The Torre Colpatria (English: Colpatria Tower) is a 50-story skyscraper in the downtown area of Bogotá, Colombia. It is the fourth tallest building in the country. Constructed between 1973 and 1978 and opened in 1979, the skyscraper stands at a total height of 196 metres (643 ft). Upon its completion, it became the tallest building in Colombia and held that title until 2007. Following the construction and subsequent destruction of the Torre de la Escollera in 2007, the building regained its status as the tallest in the country. It maintained this position until 2016, when the BD Bacatá Tower was topped off. The main headquarters of the Colpatria Bank are located in the building, and also a great number of other banks and financial corporations have offices in it. The building lies at the intersection of 26th street and 7th avenue, in the heart of the city's downtown. Since 1998, the Colpatria Tower has been illuminated every night with thirty-six color changing Xenon lights. In 2012, the Dutch lighting company Philips replaced the old lights with a 120-metre (390 ft)-high LED system to improve the lighting of the building and project high-definition images. Because of that, and also because it was the tallest skyscraper in Colombia for almost 40 years, the building is a landmark in the country and dominates Bogota's skyline along with other structures such as the BD Bacatá, the World Trade Center, FONADE and Colseguros buildings.