Which landmark skyscraper on Montevideo's Plaza Independencia was completed in 1928?

Palacio Salvo is the landmark skyscraper on Montevideo’s Plaza Independencia that was completed in 1928.

The eclectic tower was designed by Italian architect Mario Palanti for brothers Ángel, José, and Lorenzo Salvo. Construction began in 1925, and the building became one of Montevideo’s defining landmarks at the intersection of 18 de Julio Avenue and Plaza Independencia. It rises about 105 metres, including its upper beacon, and has 27 main floors.

Palanti had already designed the similar Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires. The two buildings are often compared because both drew inspiration from Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, but they are separate landmarks in different countries. Palacio Barolo is the Buenos Aires building; Palacio Salvo is the Montevideo answer.

The site also has a cultural connection to tango: the former pastry shop La Giralda stood there, and Gerardo Matos Rodríguez’s famous tango La Cumparsita was first played at that location in 1917. Palacio Salvo became a National Historical Monument of Uruguay in 1996.