Torre del Reformador | |
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![]() 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.