| Architect |
Gio Ponti &
Pier Luigi Nervi |
| Date
Built |
1956 - 1960 |
| Location |
Via Fabio
Filzi |
| Description |
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The elegant Pirelli
Tower stands in Piazza Duca D'Aosta across
from Milano Central Station. It
rises some 124 metres to the roof and
comprises 32 floors above ground and a
further 2 below. When it was built
in 1960 it was the tallest building in
Italy and generally regarded as one of the
most elegant tower buildings in the
world. It has been suggested that it
was the inspiration for the Met-Life tower
in New York and the Alpha Tower in
Birmingham (see below).
 The Pirelli Tower
survived an incident in 2002 that
involved a single engined aircraft that
was low on fuel and attempting to make
an emergency landing at Linate
Airport. The plane crashed into
the tower killing the pilot and two
people inside the building.
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Pirelli
Tower, Milano, Italy
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