Torre Bicentenario

Mexico City is planning new skyscraper set to be completed as the nation celebrates its bicentennial, officials said Monday.

Crews will break ground on the 984-foot tall Torre Bicentenario later this year and the building is scheduled to be inaugurated in 2010, the year Mexico celebrates 200 years since the start of its battle for independence from Spain, the Mexican capital's government said.

The privately funded, 85-floor collection of offices, restaurants and a convention center will cost an estimated $600 million.