Built during the time of the presidency of Marcos Pérez Jiménez, the TCSB was opened to the public on December 6, 1954.

When first built it was a symbol of Venezuelan national identity, of a country emerging from its agrarian and petroleum-based economy, at the beginning of its industrialization.

The TCSB is thus imposed as a simple aesthetic symbol of modernity and of the long-term development facing the country.

[3] The TCSB is suspended in the air above the ground on stilts, allowing the public to traverse beneath it unhindered.

The symmetry of the building is rigorous, with the twin towers arising from two parallel wings, consisting of a system of plazas, walkways, porches, doorways, commercial areas and underground parking; the Bolivar Avenue passes underneath.