Edificio Limatambo
{{Short description|Former building in Lima, Peru}}
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| native_name = Edificio Seoane, Edificio Coca-Cola
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| caption = The building in 2007
| location = San Isidro District
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| architectural_style = Modern
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The Limatambo Building ({{langx|es|Edificio Limatambo}}), also known as the Seoane Building ({{langx|es|Edificio Seoane}}), was a building in San Isidro District, Lima. The building was known for its billboards, most of which promoted the Coca-Cola Company.{{Cite news |title=Clásicos de Arquitectura: Edificio Limatambo / Enrique Seoane Ros |url=https://www.archdaily.pe/pe/908115/clasicos-de-arquitectura-edificio-limatambo-enrique-seoane-ros |last=Bayona |first=Delia |date=2019-01-04 |work=ArchDaily}}
It was demolished in 2013 to make way for the planned Rímac Tower ({{langx|es|Torre Rímac}}) on its former site.{{Cite news |title=Urbanismo de vanguardia: construir la modernidad |url=https://elcomercio.pe/eldominical/urbanismo-vanguardia-construir-modernidad-435923-noticia/ |last=Paredes Laos |first=Jorge |date=2017-06-22 |work=El Comercio}} The building was promoted as the country's first skyscraper, but was never built.{{Cite news |title=Los cinco rascacielos más altos que se construirán en Lima |url=https://gestion.pe/tu-dinero/inmobiliarias/cinco-rascacielos-altos-construiran-lima-111657-noticia/ |date=2016-08-06 |work=Gestión}}
History
The building was built in the 1950s, was built between 1953 and 1954 at the intersection of Javier Prado and Paseo de la República avenues, near what was then the Limatambo International Airport. The project was signed by the Peruvian architect Enrique Seoane Ros, commissioned by the Brescia family.{{Cite book |title=Catálogo Arquitectura Movimiento Moderno Perú |last=Acevedo |first=Alejandra |publisher=Universidad de Lima |year=2018 |isbn=978-9972-45-415-8 |location=Lima |language=es |url=https://books.google/books?id=_9eEDwAAQBAJ |last2=Llona |first2=Michelle}} One of its first billboards promoted Panagra, which operated in the aforementioned airport.{{Cite news |title=El Edificio Limatambo y sus letreros |url=http://www.limalaunica.pe/2013/07/el-edificio-limatambo-y-sus-letreros.html |last=Pino |first=David |date=2013-07-07 |work=Lima La Única}}
The most well-known billboards of the building were those of the Coca-Cola Company, which illuminated the building at nighttime, and led to it also being nicknamed the "Coca-Cola Building" by locals.{{Cite news |title=Torre Limatambo: Demolición piso por piso sin explosivos |url=https://www.construccionyvivienda.com/2015/11/06/torre-limatambo-demolicion-piso-por-piso-sin-explosivos/ |date=2015-11-06 |work=Construcción y Vivienda}}
=Demolition=
The building's demolition was announced in 2012, as the planned 55-floor Rímac Tower was to occupy the area instead, becoming the country's tallest building at a 208-meter height.{{Cite news |title=Latinoamérica tendrá siete nuevos rascacielos antes de 2020 |url=https://www.larepublica.co/globoeconomia/latinoamerica-tendra-siete-nuevos-rascacielos-antes-de-2020-2167841 |last=Arias |first=Nicolás |date=2014-09-13 |work=La República}}{{Cite news |title=Próxima demolición del Edificio Limatambo (Coca-Cola) |url=https://lamula.pe/2012/02/16/proxima-demolicion-del-edificio-limatambo-coca-cola/arbolaridad/ |date=2012-02-16 |work=La Mula}}{{Cite news |title=Del futuro: Estos son los edificios más modernos de Lima |url=https://archivo.elcomercio.pe/casa-y-mas/arquitectura/futuro-estos-son-edificios-mas-modernos-lima-noticia-1745434 |date=2014-07-29 |work=El Comercio}} The announcement was met with opposition from the general public, with construction professionals and journalists appealing to the Ministry of Culture to stop the building's demolition, some of which compared the situation to that of the Casa Marsano.{{Cite book |title=Edificio Limtambo. Sin Lugar Para Ls Memoria |last=Bustamante Pacheco |first=María Alejandra |publisher=Universidad de Lima |year=2017 |edition=1st |location=Lima |pages=179–183 |language=es |url=https://revistas.ulima.edu.pe/index.php/Limaq/article/download/967/923/ |last2=Ureta Córdova |first2=Juan Marco |last3=Hung Arrunátegui |first3=Pamela Carolina |last4=Scudere Cárdenas |first4=Ana Belén |last5=Florián Holguín |first5=Cynthia Estefanía |work=Situación del patrimonio moderno en Lima: Análisis de casos}}{{Cite news |title=La "estética de lo barato" y la demolición del edificio Limatambo |url=https://lamula.pe/2013/5/24/la-estetica-de-lo-barato-y-la-demolicion-del-edificio-limatambo/jorgepaucar/ |last=Paucar Albino |first=Jorge Luis |date=2013-05-24 |work=La Mula}}
Despite the controversy, the building was ultimately demolished on the latter half of 2013. Construction on the new Rímac Tower was meant to start in 2016 and end before 2020.{{Cite news |title=Símbolos de crecimiento: los nuevos rascacielos latinoamericanos |url=https://blog.structuralia.com/simbolos-de-crecimiento-los-nuevos-rascacielos-latinoamericanos |date=2015-02-03 |work=Structuralia}} Despite its announcement, was never built.{{Cite web |url=https://www.gcaq.com.pe/resumen-proyectos-estructurales.html |title=Resumen De Proyectos |website=GCAQ |quote=Diseño estructural Torre Rímac (no se terminó, quedó en anteproyecto)}}
Overview
The building was a united set of three blocks with different heights. The block facing Javier Prado Avenue had nine floors and two apartments per floor, while the rear one had seven levels and one apartment per floor. The top two floors of the tallest block contained duplex-type apartments.
Gallery
El edificio limatambo.png|The building (right) and San Agustín School (left) in the 1960s.
EnatruViaExpresa.jpg|1970s view of the building (right) from the Paseo de la República.
Torre interbank.jpg|Nighttime view of Limatambo and Interbank buildings
Torre Rimac.png|Render of the Torre Rímac.
See also
- Casa Marsano, another well-known building whose demolition was also met with controversy
References
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Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Peru
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1954