Breda Tower

Torre Breda
Breda Tower
Alternative names	in early years: Grattacielo di Milano
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Architectural style	International Style
Location	Piazza della Repubblica Milan, Italy
Coordinates	45°29′05″N 9°12′05″E / 45.48472°N 9.20139°E / 45.48472; 9.20139Coordinates: 45°29′05″N 9°12′05″E / 45.48472°N 9.20139°E / 45.48472; 9.20139
Completed	1954
Height
Roof	117 m (384 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	30
Design and construction
Architect	Luigi Mattioni
References
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Torre Breda (English: Breda Tower) is a 30-storey, 117 m (384 ft) skyscraper in Milan, Italy. The tower 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.

Torre Breda was the highest building in Italy when constructed, until 1960 when the 127 m (417 ft) Pirelli Tower was completed. It is now the fifth tallest building in Milan and the 13th in Italy.

References

Timeline of the tallest buildings in the European Union

Torre Breda (117 m) (1957) Pirelli Tower (127 m) (1958) Tour du Midi/Zuidertoren (150 m) (1967) Tour Montparnasse (210 m) (1972) Messeturm (257 m) (1990) Commerzbank Tower (259 m) (1997) The Shard (310 m) (2012)

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