Edificio Tacna-Colmena
building in Lima, Peru
The Tacna-Colmena Building (Spanish: Edificio Tacna-Colmena), also known as the La Colmena Building (Spanish: Edificio La Colmena) is a building located on the periphery of the Historic Centre of Lima, Peru. It stands at the intersection of Tacna and Nicolás de Piérola avenues, a few blocks from Plaza San Martín.
This 23-story building, topped by a private access penthouse with a pool, was built from 1959 to 1960 by Propiedades Horizontales S.A., a Peruvian construction company. At 84 meters high, it was the second tallest building in Lima after the 86-meter Javier Alzamora Valdez Building and was the first building with anti-seismic construction in Peru. The Tacna-Colmena building housed the Cine Colmena and the Banco Popular del Perú on the first floor. It was also the location an apartment owned by Mariano Prado, Manuel Prado's son.
It currently works as a home for private homes and offices, and can be seen from various points in the district.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5818162. Authority coordinates are -12.049, -77.039. None of the 2 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1959 and 1960.
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