Breda Tower

Breda Tower
Breda Tower from Viale Tunisia.jpg
Breda Tower as seen from Viale Tunisia
General information
Location Milan, Italy
Coordinates
Completed 1954
Height
Roof 117 m (384 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 30
Design and construction
Architect Luigi Mattioni

Breda Tower[1] is a skyscraper in Milan, Italy. The building is 117 m (384 ft) tall and has 30 floors. It was built in 1954 on a design by architect Luigi Mattioni. The eight floors of the lower body are devoted exclusively to offices, while the rest of the building houses residential apartments. The building is currently under restyling.

The tower had been the highest building in Italy since its completion until 1960, when the Pirelli Tower (127 m) was completed. It is now the fifth tallest building in Milan and the 13th in Italy.

References

  1. ^ "Breda Tower". structurae.de. http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0024265. Retrieved 19 October 2011.