Torre del Reformador | |
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General information | |
Location | 7ª Avenida y 2ª Calle, Zona 9, 01009 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Completed | 1935 |
Owner | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Height | 71.85 m (236 ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Arturo Bickford |
Main contractor | United States Steel Products Company |
The Torre del Reformador (Tower of the Reformer) is a 71.85 meter (236 ft.) tall steel framework tower in Zone 9 of Guatemala City. The tower was built in 1935, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Justo Rufino Barrios, who was President of Guatemala and instituted a number of reforms. The basic shape of the structure resembles the Eiffel Tower. It was originally constructed with a bell on its top, which in 1986 was replaced with a beacon.
A plaque at the base reads:
which roughly translates to English as:
The tower had been fabricated by the United States Steel Products Company. Its original name was "Torre Conmemorativa del 19 de julio de 1935". [1]
The first electric illumination of the tower happened on 26 September 1958 and was financed by the brewery company Cervecería Centro Americana. [2]
The original beacon light installed on top of the tower burnt out in 1969. The second one, which also burnt out, was replaced in 1984. In 1994, after 10 years of service, the third beacon light was replaced by a fourth one that was donated by the US airline company American Airlines. [2]
On 19 December 1985, a 16-year teenager escalated the tower to meditate but froze and could not climb back down. The tower is also a prime spot for suicide attempts. [2] The tower is also sometimes climbed by drunk people. [3]
Torre del Reformador | |
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| |
General information | |
Location | 7ª Avenida y 2ª Calle, Zona 9, 01009 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Completed | 1935 |
Owner | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Height | 71.85 m (236 ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Arturo Bickford |
Main contractor | United States Steel Products Company |
The Torre del Reformador (Tower of the Reformer) is a 71.85 meter (236 ft.) tall steel framework tower in Zone 9 of Guatemala City. The tower was built in 1935, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Justo Rufino Barrios, who was President of Guatemala and instituted a number of reforms. The basic shape of the structure resembles the Eiffel Tower. It was originally constructed with a bell on its top, which in 1986 was replaced with a beacon.
A plaque at the base reads:
which roughly translates to English as:
The tower had been fabricated by the United States Steel Products Company. Its original name was "Torre Conmemorativa del 19 de julio de 1935". [1]
The first electric illumination of the tower happened on 26 September 1958 and was financed by the brewery company Cervecería Centro Americana. [2]
The original beacon light installed on top of the tower burnt out in 1969. The second one, which also burnt out, was replaced in 1984. In 1994, after 10 years of service, the third beacon light was replaced by a fourth one that was donated by the US airline company American Airlines. [2]
On 19 December 1985, a 16-year teenager escalated the tower to meditate but froze and could not climb back down. The tower is also a prime spot for suicide attempts. [2] The tower is also sometimes climbed by drunk people. [3]