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Snia Viscosa Tower

Building in Milan, Italy

45°28′01″N 9°11′50″E / 45.46694°N 9.19722°E / 45.46694; 9.19722Construction started1935Completed1937HeightRoof60 m (197 ft)Technical detailsFloor count15Design and constructionArchitect(s)Alessandro Rimini

The Snia Viscosa Tower (Italian: Torre Snia Viscosa) is a skyscraper in Milan, Italy.

History

The building, commissioned by the Italian chemical company Snia Viscosa, was designed by Italian architect Alessandro Rimini. Construction works began in 1935 and were completed in 1937. The building followed the new planning regulations for the city of Milan introduced by Cesare Albertini that sought to transform and renew the area around Piazza San Babila.^[1]^[2]^[3] The tower was the first skyscraper in Milan and its tallest for 14 years.

Description

The building is 60 metres (200 ft) and 15 floor tall.^[2]

References

^ "Storie di regime. Gli anni del piano Albertini". www.lombardiabeniculturali.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-30.
^ ^a ^b Manuela Leoni. "Torre Snia Viscosa". www.ordinearchitetti.mi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-06.
^ "Torre Snia". www.urbanvision.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-13.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Torre Snia Viscosa (Milan).

Snia Viscosa Tower on Lombardia Beni Culturali—(in Italian)
Snia Viscosa Tower on Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali—(in Italian)

Skyscrapers in Milan

Completed

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100–149 m	Torre Solaria (143 m) Torre Diamante (140 m) Pirelli Tower (127 m) Gioia 22 Tower (122 m) UnipolSai Tower (120 m) Breda Tower (117 m) Bosco Verticale (111 m) Galfa Tower (109 m) Torre Velasca (106 m) Garibaldi Towers (100 m)
Other	Porta Romana Tower (89 m) Centro Svizzero (80 m) Locatelli Tower (67 m) Centro Diaz (65 m) Snia Viscosa Tower (59 m) Rasini Tower (50 m)