genoa / originals

list of tall buildings in 1940



this collection includes buildings of least 40 meters tall that were completed before 1945. Buildings that are shorter than 40 meters but possess skyscraperesque features are included in this list, though they are not ranked

giraffes
during this period, a significant number of 'giraffe' buildings were constructed. A giraffe is defined as a low-rise building with a tower integrated into its design. To qualify for inclusion in this collection, the tower section must have habitable floors occupying more than fifty percent of its total height

color codes
  later reconstructed      later demolished

# name height usage year
1 Torre Piacentini 100 office 1940
2 Torre Dante Due 83 residential / office 1939
3 Palazzo Gaslini 48 office 1938
4 Palazzo INA 47 office 1938
- Palazzo Terzano 38 office 1938