Bogotá is a metropolis that celebrates the convergence of different architectures, reflecting a significant part of Colombia's diverse culture and geography. Limited by the Eastern Hills, it is not only one of the highest capitals in the world, reaching almost 2,600 meters above sea level, but its history dates back to its foundation as the center of the New Kingdom of Granada in the year 1538.
This guide aims to provide an overview of its colonial, modern, and contemporary architecture, highlighting its main buildings and architectural points of interest. From its civic spaces to renowned public projects such as museums, libraries, and cultural centers, this list of 30 sites showcases works by modern architects like Rogelio Salmona and Germán Samper, as well as contemporary ones like Equipo Mazzanti and TAB. We hope it helps you get to know the city!
Torres del Parque / Rogelio Salmona
Address: Carrera 5 # 26b-57
Bogotá Planetarium / Pizano, Pradilla, Caro y Restrepo
Address: Calle 26b #5-93
Bicentenario Park / Giancarlo Mazzanti
Address: Calle 26 # 6A - 79
National Museum of Colombia Ex-Panopticon of Cundinamarca
Address: Carrera 7 #N. 28-66
Colpatria Tower / Obregón y Valenzuela & Cía. Ltda.
Address: Carrera 7 # 24 - 89
International Center / Cuéllar-Serrano-Gómez, Obregon & Valenzuela, Holabird-Root-Burgee
Address: Carrera 13a # 38-97
Museum of Modern Art MAMBO / Rogelio Salmona
Address: Calle 24 #6-00
Universidad de los Andes Campus
Address: Carrera 1 #18a-12
Library and auditorium Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano / Bermúdez Arquitectos
Address: Carrera 4 # 22 - 61
Memory, Peace and Reconciliation Center / Juan Pablo Ortiz Arquitectos
Address: Carrera 19b # 24 - 86
Gabriel García Márquez Cultural Center / Rogelio Salmona
Address: Calle 11 #5-60
BD Bacatá Skyscraper
Address: Av. Cdad. de Lima #6-37
Gold Museum / Germán Samper
Address: Carrera 6 # 15 - 88
General Archive of the Nation / Rogelio Salmona
Address: Calle 7 y Carrera 6
Botero Museum
Address: Calle 11 #4-41
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Campus
Address: Calle 40B # 5 - 37
Cultural Center for the Audiovisual Arts, new film archive of Bogota / Colectivo 720
Address: Cra. 3 #19-10
Basilica of the Señor de Monserrate
Address: top of Monserrate hill
Fragments – Counter Monument / Granada Garcés Arquitectos
Address: Cra. 7 #6b-30
Luis Angel Arango Library / Germán Samper
Address: Calle 11 # 4 - 14
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Tercer Milenio Park / Giancarlo Mazzanti
Address: Carrera 10 con Calle 6
Ágora-Bogotá / Estudio Herreros + Bermúdez Arquitectos
Address: Cl. 11 #4-14
Quinta Camacho Neighborhood
Address: Calle 67 with Carrera 7
Universidad Nacional de Colombia Campus
Address: Carrera 30 # 45-03
Virgilio Barco Library / Rogelio Salmona
Address: Carrera 60 # 57 - 60
Tropicario Bogotá Botanic Garden / DARP - De Arquitectura y Paisaje
Address: Av. C/ 63 #68-95
Ciudadela Colsubsidio / Germán Samper
Address: Carrera 111A # 82 - 36
Julio Mario Santo Domingo Cultural Center / Bermúdez Arquitectos
Address: Calle 170 #51
El Tintal Public Library / Bermúdez Arquitectos
Address: Carrera 86 #6c-09
Santa Fe de Bogotá Foundation / El Equipo de Mazzanti
Address: Carrera 7 #117 -15
Complete list
- Torres del Parque / Rogelio Salmona
- Bogotá Planetarium / Pizano, Pradilla, Caro y Restrepo
- Bicentenario Park / Giancarlo Mazzanti
- National Museum of Colombia Ex-Panopticon of Cundinamarca
- Colpatria Tower / Obregón y Valenzuela & Cía. Ltda.
- International Center / Cuéllar-Serrano-Gómez, Obregon & Valenzuela, Holabird-Root-Burgee
- Museum of Modern Art MAMBO / Rogelio Salmona
- Universidad de los Andes Campus
- Library and auditorium Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano / Bermúdez Arquitectos
- Memory, Peace and Reconciliation Center / Juan Pablo Ortiz Arquitectos
- Gabriel García Márquez Cultural Center / Rogelio Salmona
- BD Bacatá Skyscraper
- Gold Museum / Germán Samper
- General Archive of the Nation / Rogelio Salmona
- Botero Museum
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Campus
- Cultural Center for the Audiovisual Arts, new film archive of Bogota / Colectivo 720
- Basilica of the Señor de Monserrate
- Fragments – Counter Monument / Granada Garcés Arquitectos
- Luis Angel Arango Library / Germán Samper
- Tercer Milenio Park / Giancarlo Mazzanti
- Ágora-Bogotá / Estudio Herreros + Bermúdez Arquitectos
- Quinta Camacho Neighborhood
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia Campus
- Virgilio Barco Public Library / Rogelio Salmona
- Tropicario Bogotá Botanic Garden / DARP - De Arquitectura y Paisaje
- Ciudadela Colsubsidio / Germán Samper
- Julio Mario Santo Domingo Cultural Center / Bermúdez Arquitectos
- El Tintal Public Library / Bermúdez Arquitectos
- Santa Fe de Bogotá Foundation / El Equipo de Mazzanti
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