▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Col te jer ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁text ile ▁companies ▁in ▁Colombia , ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁text ile ▁complex ▁in ▁Latin ▁America . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁Med ell ín ▁by ▁Ale j andro ▁E ch av arr ía ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁Building ▁history ▁Colombia ▁began ▁a ▁sk ys cra per ▁building ▁era ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁in ▁Med ell ín . ▁The ▁Col te jer ▁Building ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁architect s ▁Ra úl ▁F aj ardo , ▁An í bal ▁S ald ar ri aga , ▁Germ án ▁Sam per , ▁and ▁Jorge ▁Man jar res . ▁Its ▁construction ▁required ▁the ▁demol ition ▁of ▁the ▁" J un in " ▁theatre ▁and ▁the ▁" E uropa ▁Hotel " ▁building . ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁, ▁the ▁Col te jer ▁Building ▁is ▁the ▁fourth - t all est ▁building ▁in ▁Colombia . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁res emble ▁a ▁se wing ▁machine ▁need le , ▁representing ▁the ▁text ile ▁company ▁after ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁named . ▁ ▁Statistics ▁Height : ▁ 1 7 5 ▁metres ▁Area : ▁ 4 2 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁metres . ▁Flo ors : ▁ 3 6 ▁Park ing ▁spaces : ▁ 1 5 0 ▁E lev ators : ▁ 1 1 ▁ ▁The ▁Col te jer ▁Building ▁can ▁host ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁se ated ▁people ▁and ▁