World / Brazil / Sao Paulo, 2 km from center Coordinates: 23°32'47"S   46°38'39"W

Edifício Copan - Oscar Niemeyer's Copan BuildingEdifício Copan - Oscar Niemeyer's Copan Building
Edifício Copan - Oscar Niemeyer's Copan Building

Height (structure) 140 meters/459 feet
Floors (AboveGround) 40
Construction end 1953

The name Copan was inspired by a Mayan Temple in Honduras. The building is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest structure built in Brazil. The condominium has 107 employees to serve and maintain the building. Due to the large number of residents, the city hall gave the building its own postal code. According to IBGE, a major research institute in Brazil, the building has a larger population than 547 cities in the country. The Guinness Book of World Records also claims this building has the largest floor area of any residential structure in the world.

Category: tower interesting skyscraper niemeyer


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