The Architect · Alejandra · Mexico City
Torre Latinoamericana
An engineering argument you can ride to the top of. It floats on deep piles in jelly-soft soil and has outlasted every big quake. Go up at dusk to read the grid and the volcanoes.
The 1956 tower that proved a skyscraper could survive Mexico City's soft lakebed and quakes — and still the best public viewpoint over the historic grid.
— Alejandra, The Architect
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