Breda Tower | |
Location: | Piazza della Repubblica Milan, Italy |
Coordinates: | 45.4847°N 9.2014°W |
Alternate Names: | in early years: Grattacielo di Milano |
Building Type: | Commercial offices |
Completion Date: | 1954 |
Roof: | 117m (384feet) |
Floor Count: | 30 |
Architect: | Luigi Mattioni |
References: | [1] |
The Breda Tower (Italian: Torre Breda) is a 30-storey, 117m (384feet) skyscraper in Milan, Italy. The tower was built in 1954 on a design by architects Eugenio and Ermenegildo Soncini, with Luigi Mattioni.[2] 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 127m (417feet) Pirelli Tower was completed. It is now the fifth tallest building in Milan and the 13th in Italy.