List of tallest buildings in Italy

List of the tallest buildings constructed in Italy

Tallest skyscrapers in Italy

This lists ranks the tallest completed and topped out buildings in Italy that stand at least 100 m (330 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Only habitable building are ranked which excludes radio masts and towers, observation towers, steeples, chimneys and other tall architectural structures.

## Overview[edit]

Even though it is well known for famous ancient structures, Italy curiously played a key role as precursor in the construction of the first modern skyscrapers in Europe. The history of skyscrapers in Italy began with the completion of Torrione INA in Brescia. The tower is 57 m (187 ft) high and was completed in 1932.[1] Torre Piacentini (63 m) in Genoa was the tallest high rise building in Europe from 1940 to 1952 as well as the first one whose roof reached and exceeded the height of 100 metres.[2] After 1952, Italy lost the record in Europe but it continued to have the tallest buildings in the European Union until 1966, with three different skyscrapers: Torre Breda (117 m), Grattacielo di Cesenatico (118 m) and Pirelli Tower (127 m).

Italy's first business district, the Centro Direzionale, opened in 1962 in Milan. Today, there are 5 business districts in Italy. The construction of high rise buildings was interrupted in the 1970s and 1980s, and restarted from 1990 onwards, mainly in Naples and Milan, but also in Rome, Brescia, Genoa and Turin. Nevertheless, only Milan and Naples have developed a skyline of high-rise buildings and skyscrapers in their city centres.

* Skyscrapers in Milan as seen from the Milan Cathedral.

* Centro Direzionale in Naples designed by Kenzo Tange.

## Tallest completed and topped out buildings[edit]

This list includes the +100 m tallest completed and topped out buildings in the country. Official heights include spires but exclude communications masts and antennae.

Rank | Photo | Name | City | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Year built | Notes

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1 |  | Torre Unicredit | Milan | 231 | 758 | 35 | 2011 | Roof: 146 m + Spire: 85 m. Tallest building in Italy by architectural height.
2 |  | Allianz Tower | Milan | 209.2 | 686 | 50 | 2015 | Roof: 209 m + Mast: 259 m.[3] \- Italy's tallest building by roof height and by highest usable floor.
3 |  | Piedmont Region Headquarters | Turin | 209 | 686 | 42 + 2 underground | 2015 | Tallest building in Turin and in Piedmont region.
4 |  | Generali Tower | Milan | 191.5[4] | 628 | 45 | 2016 |
5 |  | Libeskind Tower | Milan | 175 | 574 | 34 | 2020 |
6 |  | Torre Intesa Sanpaolo | Turin | 167.25 | 548.7 | 39 | 2013 |
7 |  | Palazzo Lombardia | Milan | 161.3 | 528 | 43 | 2010 |
8 |  | Torre Solaria | Milan | 143 | 469 | 37 | 2013 | Tallest residential building in Italy.[5]
9 |  | Torre Diamante | Milan | 140 | 459 | 30 | 2012 | Tallest steel building in Italy.[6]
10 |  | Torre Telecom Italia | Naples | 129 | 423 | 33 | 1995 | Tallest building in Naples and in Southern Italy.
11 |  | Torre Pontina | Latina | 128 | 419 | 37 | 2010 | Roof: 128 m + Mast: 23 m. Tallest building in the region of Lazio.
12 |  | Unipol Tower | Bologna | 127 | 417 | 33 | 2012 | Tallest building in Bologna and in Emilia Romagna region
13 |  | Pirelli Tower | Milan | 127 | 417 | 31 | 1960 | Renovated in 2005.
14  |  | Unipol Tower  | Milan | 125  | 410  | 23  | 2023  |
15 |  | Torre Enel 1 | Naples | 122 | 400 | 33 | 1990 |
16 |  | Torre Enel 2 | Naples | 122 | 400 | 33 | 1990 |
17 |  | Torre Gioia 22 | Milan | 120 | 403 | 26 | 2021 |
18 |  | Torre Eurosky | Rome | 120 | 394 | 35 | 2012 | Roof: 120 m + Mast: 35 m. Tallest building in the city of Rome.
19 |  | Torre Europarco | Rome | 120 | 394 | 35 | 2012 |
20 |  | Condominio Marinella II | Cesenatico | 118 | 387 | 35 | 1958 | Renovated in 2009.
21 |  | Torre Saverio | Naples | 118 | 387 | 34 | 1990 |
22 |  | Torre Francesco | Naples | 118 | 387 | 34 | 1990 |
23 |  | Torre Breda | Milan | 116.25 | 384 | 30 | 1954 | Renovated in 2009.
24 |  | Torre del Consiglio Regionale Campania | Naples | 115 | 377 | 29 | 1992 |
25 |  | Torri del Tribunale di Napoli A | Naples | 112,5 | 361 | 29 | 1991 |
26 |  | Bosco Verticale - Torre E | Milan | 111.15 | 364 | 24 | 2014 |
27 |  | Crystal Palace | Brescia | 110 | 361 | 27 | 1990 |
28 |  | Matitone | Genoa | 109 | 358 | 26 | 1992 | Tallest building in Genoa and in Liguria region
29 |  | Torre Littoria | Turin | 109 | 358 | 21 | 1934 | Roof: 87 m + Spire: 22 m.
30 |  | Torre Piacentini | Genoa | 108 | 354 | 31 | 1940 |
31 |  | Torre Velasca | Milan | 106 | 348 | 26 | 1958 | In renovation.[7]
32 |  | Torre San Vincenzo | Genoa | 105 | 344 | 27 | 1968 |
33 |  | Galfa Tower | Milan | 103 | 358 | 28 | 1959 | Renovated in 2019
34 |  | World Trade Center | Genoa | 102 | 335 | 25 | 1992 |
35 |  | Grattacielo di Rimini | Rimini | 100 | 328 | 27 | 1960 |
36 |  | Torre Unicredit B | Milan | 100 | 328 | 23 | 2011 | [8]
37 |  | Torre Garibaldi A | Milan | 100 | 328 | 25 | 1994 | Renovated in 2010.[9]
38 |  | Torre Garibaldi B | Milan | 100 | 328 | 25 | 1992 | Renovated in 2010.[9]
39 |  | Ambassador's Palace Hotel | Naples | 100 | 328 | 33 |
40 |  | Torre Comparto 2 | Genoa | 100 | 328 | 23 | 2014 | [10]

## Timeline of tallest buildings[edit]

Photo | Name | City | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Years as tallest

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| Unicredit Tower | Milan | 231  | 758  | 35  | 2011–present
| Palazzo Lombardia | Milan | 161  | 528  | 43  | 2010-2011
| Torre Telecom Italia | Naples | 129  | 423  | 33  | 1995-2010
| Pirelli Tower | Milan | 127  | 417  | 31  | 1960-1995
| Condominio Marinella II  | Cesenatico | 118  | 387  | 35  | 1958-1960
| Torre Breda | Milan | 117  | 384  | 30  | 1954-1958
| Torre Piacentini | Genoa | 108  | 354  | 31  | 1940-1954
| Torre Littoria  | Turin | 87  | 285  | 19  | 1934-1940
| Torrione INA | Brescia | 57  | 187  | 15  | 1932-1934

## Buildings under construction[edit]

Rank  | Name  | City  | Height (m)  | Height (ft)  | Floors  | Completion

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1  | a2a Tower/ Torre Faro  | Milan  | 144  | 472  | 28  | 2025
2  | CityWave (west)  | Milan | 111  | 364  | 19  | 2024
3  | Gioia 20 east  | Milan  | 104  | 341  | 20  | 2024
4  | Thetris  | Milan | 100  | 328  | 20  | 2024

## Approved or proposed buildings[edit]

Rank  | Name  | City  | Height (m)  | Height (ft)  | Floors  | Status

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1  | Porta Susa 2nd Tower  | Turin | 150  | 492  | 38  | In project
2  | Palazzo Sistema  | Milan | 122,5  | 402  | 26  | Approved
3  | Torre Valtellina  | Milan  | 117  | 384  | 25  | Proposed
4  | Torre Botanica  | Milan | 110  | 361  | 25  | Proposed
5  | Towers of the new Mestre station | Venice | 100  | 328  | 25  | Proposed

## See also[edit]

* Italy portal
* Cities portal

* List of tallest buildings in Europe
* List of tallest structures in Italy
* List of tallest buildings in Rome
* List of tallest buildings in Naples
* List of tallest buildings in Bologna
* List of tallest buildings in Milan
* List of tallest buildings in Genoa

## References[edit]

1. ^ Franco Robecchi; Gian Paolo Treccani (1993). Piazza della Vittoria (in Italian). Brescia: Grafo.
2. ^ "Terrazza Martini Tower, Genoa". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
3. ^ "Milano Tre Torri – Nuova punta per l'antenna della torre Allianz". Retrieved 22 April 2022.
4. ^ Generali Tower - The Skyscraper Center
5. ^ "...EDIFICIO RESIDENZIALE PIU' ALTO D'ITALIA... - Recensioni su Torre Solaria, Milano". Tripadvisor (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-16.
6. ^ "La Torre diamante di Milano - Ingegneri.info". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
7. ^ Operazione Velasca: Ligresti mette in vendita la Torre disegnata da Banfi, Belgioioso, Peressutti e Rogers - Il Sole 24 ORE
8. ^ "Home".
9. ^ a b "Risanamento conservativo delle Torri Garibaldi". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
10. ^ "Comparto 2 Genoa". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

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