The Palacio Salvo in Montevideo was designed by Mario Palanti, an Italian immigrant living in Buenos Aires, and developed by the Salvo brothers Ángel, José and Lorenzo, with Lorenzo Gori Salvo as structural engineer. The infobox gives 1925 to 1928. The style is eclectic, combining Renaissance references, Gothic reminiscences and Neoclassical touches.
It is reinforced concrete and was the tallest such structure in the world at completion. It stands 331 feet (101 m) high, or 344 feet (105 m) with the beacon, with 27 floors plus 2 basements. Its original purpose is inconsistent, since the infobox says offices and apartments while the text says a hotel or an office building with a hotel section.
Corner ornaments were removed in 1979 after falling debris. A rooftop LED beacon, Gran Salvo, was inaugurated in 2017. It has been a National Historical Monument since 1996. It holds offices, 370 residential units and the Tango Museum.
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