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Centro Financiero Confinanzas

Brutalist architectureBuildings and structures completed in 1994Buildings and structures in CaracasEvicted squatsSkyscrapers in Venezuela
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Torre de David Centro Financiero Confinanzas
Torre de David Centro Financiero Confinanzas

Centro Financiero Confinanzas (English: Confinanzas Financial Center), also known as Torre de David (the Tower of David), is an unfinished abandoned skyscraper in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. It is the third highest skyscraper in the country after the twin towers of Parque Central Complex. The construction of the tower began in 1990 but was halted in 1994 due to the Venezuelan banking crisis. As of 2018, the building remains incomplete and unused. It was damaged due to two earthquakes on 21 and 22 August 2018.

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Centro Financiero Confinanzas
Avenida Andrés Bello, Caracas Santa Rosa

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N 10.505277777778 ° E -66.898888888889 °
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Helipuerto del Confinanzas

Avenida Andrés Bello
1050 Caracas, Santa Rosa
Capital District, Venezuela
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