La Fortaleza, also known as the Palacio de Santa Catalina, is the official residence and workplace of the governor of Puerto Rico. Located in the historical district of Old San Juan in the capital municipality of San Juan, it has served as the governor’s residence since the 16th century, making it the oldest executive mansion in continuous use in the New World. Built from 1533 to 1540 by orders of King Charles I of Spain, the structure was the first fortification constructed by the Spanish on San Juan Islet to defend San Juan Bay, the harbor of Old San Juan. La fortaleza, alongside El Morro, San Cristóbal, El Cañuelo, and other forts part of the Walls of Old San Juan, protected strategically and militarily important Puerto Rico, or La Llave de las Indias, from invasion by competing world powers and harassment by privateers and pirates during the Age of Sail. It was designated a World Heritage Site in 1983.
Fundidora Park is an urban park located in the Mexican city of Monterrey, built in what once were the grounds of the Monterrey Foundry, the first steel and iron foundry in Latin America, and, for many years, the most important one in the region.
The Vasco da Gama Tower is a 160-metre (520 ft) lattice tower with skyscraper in the civil parish of Parque das Nações, the municipality of Lisbon, in Portugal. Built on the north bank of the Tagus river, it is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. The tower portion is the tallest structure in Lisbon.
The Parque Central Complex is a housing, commercial and cultural development, implemented by Centro Simón Bolívar and located in El Conde in the center of the city of Caracas, Venezuela adjacent to Paseo Vargas.
The Macroplaza or La Gran Plaza is a town square or plaza located in the heart of the city of Monterrey, Mexico.
The Parque de la Ciudad is a former amusement park in the Villa Soldati neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Edificio Alfredo Mahou, also known as Torre Mahou is a skyscraper in the AZCA Complex, Madrid, Spain. It coexists with the Torre del Banco de Bilbao, the Torre Europa and the Picasso Tower. It is the 17th tallest building in Madrid, at 85 metres / 279 ft. It has 29 floors and its facade is crystal blue and purple.
Woermann Tower also Torre Woermann is a mixed-use tower in Las Palmas on Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Completed in 2005, the tower was designed by Abalos & Herreros in collaboration with Joaquin Casariego and Elsa Guerra, and built by Ferrovial Inmobiliaria, the company also built around the same time one of the two Torres de Santa Cruz, in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The Woermann Tower forms part of a complex which includes a public square, constructed using Portuguese stone with the artist Albert Oehlen, and a seven-storey block to the south, containing retail units and offices.
Parque de la Abolición is a city park in Barrio Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was the first park in the Caribbean to commemorate the abolition of slavery. It was built in 1874 and renovated in 1956.
The Museum of Steel, known as the Museo del Acero, is located in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. The Museo del Acero is one of the largest museums ever created in Mexico. It is located on the site of the very large Fundidora steel plant that was decommissioned in the mid 1980s. For 80 years, the Fundidora plant was an important part of the economic and social fabric of this city of 3.7 million people, and its conversion to a major educational facility has been very well received.
Colonia Tránsito is a colonia or neighborhood in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, just south of the city's historic center. It is a residential area although there has been recent redevelopment for more commercial uses. It contains two colonial era churches, a number of buildings containing public offices and it is the home of soft drink maker Pascual Boing.
The Villar Residence, mistakenly called Haedo for many years, is a 19th-century building in the Retiro neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located on Avenida Santa Fe, to the southwest of the Torre Monumental and across the street from Plaza San Martín, in close proximity to the Plaza Hotel. It was built as a residence for colonel Reinaldo Villar (1830-1908), a wealthy landowner from Entre Ríos province, and his family.
Javier Sánchez is a Mexican developer and architect primarily known for contemporary construction in Mexico City, especially the Condesa neighborhood. Sánchez is the founding partner and lead designer of the Mexico City firm JSª, known as Higuera + Sanchez from 1996-2007. Obras magazine voted Sánchez one of the forty most influential architects of the past forty years.
The Torre KOI is a 64-story mixed-use skyscraper building complex located in the Valle Oriente district of the Monterrey Metropolitan Area. Designed by VFO Arquitectos, it is the center piece of the VAO complex. Standing 279.5 m (917 ft) it is currently the 2nd tallest complete building in Mexico.
Parques Polanco is a 16,924-square-metre (4.182-acre) mixed-use development in Mexico City at Lago Alberto street #320, Colonia Granada in the new business and residential area of Nuevo Polanco, Mexico City. It was built on the site of Fábricas Automex/Lago Alberto Assembly, a Chrysler assembly plant. The complex includes:
The Parque Central Complex fire was a fire on 17 October 2004, that destroyed almost one-third of the East Tower of the Parque Central Urban Complex in Caracas, Venezuela. At least 20 floors were completely destroyed by the fire, although the building was able to withstand more than 15 hours of fire without collapsing due to its strong structure.
Pabellón M also known as the InverCap Tower is a mixed-use skyscraper in Monterrey, Mexico. Built between 2010 and 2015, the tower stands at 207.6 m (681 ft) tall with 47 floors and is the current 10th tallest building in Mexico. It was the tallest building in Monterrey between 2015 and 2017.
Torre Ciudadana also known as the Centro de Gobierno Plaza Civica is a state government office skyscraper in Monterrey, Mexico. Built between 2007 and 2010, the tower stands at 180 m (590 ft) tall with 36 floors, is the current 21st tallest building in Mexico and the 7th tallest in Monterrey.
Corporativo Angel 342, also known as Torre El Angel or Torre New York Life, is an office skyscraper in the Cuauhtémoc district of Mexico City, Mexico. Built between 2009 and 2012, the tower stands at 152.1 m (499 ft) tall with 35 floors and is the current 26th tallest building in Mexico City and the 47th tallest in Mexico.
