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Santalaia by Paisajismo Urbano and GroncolBehold: the largest <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/vertical-garden/" target="_blank">vertical garden</a> in the world. Located in Bogota, Colombia, the Santalaia building is completely covered with a lush layer of 85,000 plants that span 3,100 square meters (33,368 square feet). A vertical garden of this size can produce enough oxygen for more than 3,100 people every year, process 1,708 pounds of heavy metals, filter more than 2,000 tons of harmful gases and catch more than 881 pounds of dust.1
Santalaia by Paisajismo Urbano and GroncolThe record-setting vertical garden in <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/bogota/" target="_blank">Bogota</a> was completed in 2015 after over a year of planning.2
Santalaia by Paisajismo Urbano and Groncol<a href="http://www.paisajismourbano.com/" target="_blank">Paisajismo Urbano</a>'s Colombia-based franchise Groncol designed and installed the vertical garden using the innovative F+P system, patented by Ignacio Solano.3
Santalaia by Paisajismo Urbano and GroncolThis system is based on a series of pillars - each with its own vegetal cover - installed vertically over the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/green-facade/" target="_blank">facade</a>.4
Santalaia by Paisajismo Urbano and GroncolVarious endemic species were included in the design of the vertical garden to boost <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/biodiversity/" target="_blank">biodiversity</a>.5
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