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Torre Latinoamericana & Edificio La Nacional

One year after opening, the Torre Latinamericana successfully withstood Mexico's 1957 magnitude 7.9 earthquake. Mexico City's Angel of independence monument was toppled. The tower has since survived further earthquakes unscathed including the 8.1 magnitude 1985 earthquake. The foreground building Edificio La Nacional was the tallest building in Mexico City in the 1930s.

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Uploaded on August 23, 2018
Taken on November 8, 2015