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List of tallest buildings 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 buildings are ranked, which excludes radio masts, observation towers, steeples, chimneys and other tall architectural structures.

Overview

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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 58 m (190 ft) high and was completed in 1932.[1] Torre Piacentini (110 m/ 360 ft) 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/ 385 ft), Grattacielo di Cesenatico (118 m/ 390 ft) and Pirelli Tower (128 m/ 420 ft).

Italy's first business district, the Centro Direzionale, opened in 1962 in Milan. Today, there are 6 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.

Milan’s Skyscrapers (2024)
Brescia’s Skyscrapers (2023)


Tallest buildings

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This section contains a list of completed and topped-out buildings in Italy that stand at least 100 m (330 ft) tall.

Rank Photo Name City Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Year built Notes
1 Unicredit Tower Milan 217.7 714 33 2012 Currently the tallest building in Italy.
2 Allianz Tower Milan 209.2 686 50 2015 Tallest building in Italy by roof height. 242 m (794 ft) tall with antenna.
3 Piedmont Region Headquarters Turin 205 672 42 2022 Tallest building in Turin and Piedmont region.
4 Generali Tower Milan 177.4[3] 582 43 2017
5 Libeskind Tower Milan 175.5 576 31 2021
6 Torre Intesa Sanpaolo Turin 166.3 545 38 2015
7 Palazzo Lombardia Milan 161.3 529 34 2010 Tallest building in Italy from 2011 to 2012.
8 Torre Eurosky Rome 155 509 31 2013 Tallest building in Rome and the tallest residential building in Italy.
9 Torre Faro Milan 145 476 28 2025 Tallest building in southern part of Milan.
10 Torre Solaria Milan 143 469 37 2013 [4]
11 Torre Pontina Latina 143 469 38 2010
12 Torre Diamante Milan 142 470 30 2012 Tallest steel building in Italy.[5]
13 Torre Breda Milan 137 450 30 1954 Tallest Building In Italy from 1954 to 1960
14 Torre Telecom Italia Naples 129 425 33 1995 Tallest building in Naples and in Southern Italy.
15 Pirelli Tower Milan 128 423 31 1960 Tallest building in Italy from 1960 to 1995
16 Unipol Tower Bologna 127 418 33 2012 Tallest building in Bologna and in Emilia Romagna region
17 Unipol Tower Milan 126 416 23 2023
18 Palazzo Sistema Milan 126 415 28 2025
19 Gioia 22 Tower Milan 123 405 26 2021
20 Torre Enel 1 Naples 122 402 33 1995
21 Torre Enel 2 Naples 122 402 33 1995
22 Torre Garibaldi A Milan 121 400 25 1994 Renovated in 2010.[6]
23 Torre Garibaldi B Milan 121 400 25 1992 Renovated in 2010.[6]
24 Torre Europarco Rome 120 394 35 2012
25 Condominio Marinella II Cesenatico 118 388 35 1958 Tallest building in EU from 1958 to 1960
26 Torre Saverio Naples 118 387 34 1995
27 Torre Francesco Naples 118 387 34 1995
28 Bosco Verticale - Torre E Milan 118 387 24 2014
29 Crystal Palace Brescia 116 383 27 1990 Tallest building in Brescia
30 Torre Piacentini Genoa 116 382 31 1940 Tallest building in Europe from 1940 to 1954
31 Torre Botanica Milan 116 382
32 Torre del Consiglio Regionale Campania Naples 115 380 29 1992
33 Torri del Tribunale di Napoli A Naples 112 362 29 1991
34 CityWave Milan 112 360 24 2025
35 Galfa Tower Milan 110 362 28 1959 Renovated in 2019
36 Matitone Genoa 110 360 26 1992 Tallest building in Genoa and in Liguria region
37 Torre Littoria Turin 109 358 21 1934 Tallest building in Europe from 1934 to 1940
38 TheTris Milan 106 350 25 2025 Tallest building in the southern area of Milan from 2025.
39 Torre Unicredit B Milan 106 348 26 2011 [7]
40 Torre Velasca Milan 106 348 26 1958 In renovation.[8]
41 Torre San Vincenzo Genoa Genoa 105 344 27 1967
42 Torre di piazza Turati Milan 104 340 28 1965
43 Ambassador's Palace Hotel Naples 103 338 33 1957
44 Torre Gioia 20 Milan 102 335 25 2025
45 World Trade Center Genoa 102 335 25 1992
46 Grattacielo di Rimini Rimini 101 334 29 1959 Tallest building in Rimini.
47 Gemini Center Torre I Milan 101 332 30 1996 Tallest building in the southern area of Milan from 1996 until 2025.
48 Gemini Center Torre II Milan 101 332 30 1996 Tallest building in the southern area of Milan from 1996 until 2025.
49 Torre di Livorno Livorno 100 330 26 1966 Tallest building in Livorno and in Tuscany region.
50 Torre Comparto 2 Genoa 100 328 23 2014 [9]

Timeline of tallest buildings

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Photo Name City Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Years as tallest
Unicredit Tower Milan 218 714 33 2012–present
Palazzo Lombardia Milan 161 529 34 2011-2012
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

Buildings under construction

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Rank Name City Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Completion
1 A2A Tower 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

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Rank Name City Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Status
1 Il Faro Naples 150 492 ? Approved
2 Porta Susa 2nd Tower Turin 150 492 38 In project
3 Palazzo Sistema Milan 122,5 402 26 Approved
4 Torre Valtellina Milan 117 384 25 Proposed
5 Torre Botanica Milan 110 361 25 Proposed
6 Towers of the new Mestre station Venice 100 328 25 Proposed

Cancelled buildings

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Rank Name City Height (m) Height (ft) Floors
1 Mole Littoria Rome 330 1,080 ?
2 Torre Monrif Milan 310 1,017 70
3 Cono Portman Genoa 262 859 34
4 Milanofiori Phase I Milan 250 820 50
5 Trilogy I Rome 229 750 ?
6 Milanofiori Sud Milan 212 695 ?
7 Trilogy II Rome 200 654 ?
8 Milanofiori Phase II Milan 190 623 42
9 Trilogy III Rome 176 576 ?
10 The Muratella Rome 150 492 30
11 Torre Duilio Citylife Milan 130 426 ?

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Generali Tower - The Skyscraper Center
  4. ^ "...EDIFICIO RESIDENZIALE PIU' ALTO D'ITALIA... - Recensioni su Torre Solaria, Milano". Tripadvisor (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  5. ^ "La Torre diamante di Milano - Ingegneri.info". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  6. ^ a b "Risanamento conservativo delle Torri Garibaldi". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  7. ^ "Home".
  8. ^ Operazione Velasca: Ligresti mette in vendita la Torre disegnata da Banfi, Belgioioso, Peressutti e Rogers - Il Sole 24 ORE
  9. ^ "Comparto 2 Genoa". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.